[protomyth]

If we are already past the point where conservation will help, a carbon tax seems like closing the barn doors after all the cows escaped. the market is already going down the alternate fuel route.

What I want to know is there any concrete plan to build something that will remove excess CO2 from the air and ocean that can be built by the government. Build this is going to go over a whole lot better than tax this.

[dflock]

I think that carbon tax pays for the building of the thing?

[protomyth]

I don't think a carbon tax is ever going to be politically viable.

[epistasis]

On the off chance that somebody sees this 8 days later, Shell may disagree here:

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/shell-oil-warn-foss...

Of course, they are heavier into natural gas than their fossil fuel competitors, so a carbon tax impacts them the least, therefore giving them a competitive advantage.

The only reason it's not politically viable is because a minority of Americans have forced one political party to say so. That can change quickly. They think that they're protecting "their side" but even "their side" disagrees with them.

There's no excuse, absolutely no excuse, to be against a carbon tax. It's the most libertarian, market friendly way to deal with carbon emissions.

[dflock]

I think it would be if it replaced income tax & corporation tax.