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> That's close to impossible to implement. For a carbon tax, I think you only need to track imports, and domestic extraction of coal, petroleum, and natural ga

by xnx 2y ago

> That's close to impossible to implement. For a carbon tax, I think you only need to track imports, and domestic extraction of coal, petroleum, and natural gas.

michpoch 2y ago
„Only” track imports?
- xnx 2y ago
  I think customs already tracks this. Smuggling oil and coal into the US at any meaningful scale seems very unlikely.
  - michpoch 2y ago
    Right, but how do you track carbon in imported goods?
    - xnx 2y ago
      You don't. We already outsource all kinds of things (pollution, human rights violations) now.