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by ant6n 3501 days ago
But all that 'regulation' like carbon taxes do is internalize the cost of fossil fuels and adjust the different costs in the market. The 'free' market is changed like this all over the place - for example via import tariffs that change the market place to favor local production.

Regulation is really the first resort.

The last resort is things like out-right banning the use of fossil fuels or nationalizing the energy industry.