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You could include the cost of energy in your statement, and then it says nothing.
by creato 3y ago
You could include the cost of energy in your statement, and then it says nothing.
- Retric 3y agoSolving climate change doesn’t require dramatic long term changes to the cost of energy. Economically it’s mostly a question of sunk costs as our infrastructure is built around fossil fuels. However, infrastructure has a finite lifespan meaning gradually changing things is vastly less expensive, though you do need to actually start changing things. Thus ideas like increasing carbon taxation so economies optimize for efficient transitions.
- imtringued 3y agoCarbon taxes are unpopular because you are literally pulling future damage done to the economy, which cannot be observed, only predicted, and making people pay for it today, when the harm hasn't arrived yet. People think that this is pointless or even harmful because they don't like paying for things and expect others to bear the costs. I have no idea how to fix it. Even when you tell people about it, they will disagree with the concept of a carbon tax plus dividend.
- Retric 3y agoThat’s why you want escalation in carbon taxation. The ideal situation is nobody is paying the tax because they have swapped to something else. The point is to convince people building infrastructure to build something else because their giant fossil fuel investments wouldn’t be economically viable where green solutions would be.
- pyrale 3y agoYeah, well, it's up to you to decide what's important to you. Personally, I don't mind curbing my use, especially if that helps avoiding physical limit.