The proceeds from the tax are going to farmers, so it's regressiveness has been mitigated. Agriculture is not a "bit player" in GHG emissions. It's one of th

The proceeds from the tax are going to farmers, so it's regressiveness has been mitigated. Agriculture is not a "bit player" in GHG emissions. It's one of the big 5, the others being electricity generation, transportation, heating and industry, each of which contributes >10%. It's also the sector without a clear path to decarbonization. Generation has renewables, transportation has EV's, heating has heat pumps, some industry has transition plans (and some doesn't)