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That really big question for society is how to force GHG emissions externalities to the polluters. In the current political climate it doesn't appear possible..

• JumpCrisscross 11mo ago
  > how to force GHG emissions externalities to the polluters Not happening for decades. Not until America’s boomers, Xi and his wolf warriors and Putin and his circle are dead. Solar is a success because it’s economically viable. We need more solutions like that. Not conference presentations wrapping a regressive carbon tax as a sailboat.
  • happosai 11mo ago
    Solar wasn't economical until China made the strategic decision to invest into cutting solar costs and scaling production up. Putin isn't relevant, nobody really listens to him (the reason why he is so mad). It's really the American boomers who are happy the cook the planet to own the libs. Taxing CO2 isn't regressive - poor people don't fly to vacations or commute in unnecessarily large single-occupancy trucks.
    • SoftTalker 11mo ago
      > Taxing CO2 isn't regressive It certainly is. Everything poor people need is manufactured and delivered with fossil fuels. Rich people could afford extra costs for carbon without blinking.
    • api 11mo ago
      All consumption taxes are regressive.