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Well, when even moderate gas price increases lead to either mass protests (e.g. https://apnews.com/article/colombia-protests-fuel-price-hikes-petro-82d56dd2b3b4
by rob74 2y ago
Well, when even moderate gas price increases lead to either mass protests (e.g. https://apnews.com/article/colombia-protests-fuel-price-hikes-petro-82d56dd2b3b43e6551e91b6373b95a73 https://apnews.com/article/colombia-protests-fuel-price-hike...) or the election of climate deniers (such as in the US), policy is (unfortunately for the climate) not going to change fast enough.
- cogman10 2y agoA 50% gas hike isn't moderate. But I agree, it's something that'd have to be delicately done. Ideally phased in over time. I also agree, probably wouldn't be fast enough, just faster to significantly faster than what we are currently doing.