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You just tax the carbon emissions.
by rfugger 14y ago
You just tax the carbon emissions.
- jfb 14y agoExactly. Tax the negative externality [1]. Let people make decisions factoring in more of the costs. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigovian_tax http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigovian_tax
- podperson 14y agoTaxing carbon emissions is a fine idea, but gasoline (and other petroleum products such as diesel) also need to pay for the costs of US mid-east policy. We've never had terrorists blow up buildings or a marine barracks because of our coal mining activity.