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by bluepanda928752 1796 days ago
They'll decarbonize the poor
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Just like we saw with the lockdown policies.

Heavily tax mass transit but allow private jets, etc.

Mass transit isn't taxed, it's heavily subsidized by taxes.
Also, the parent is probably talking about EU intent to apply carbon tax to mass market airlines but exempt the private jets
The tax should be simply applied to the carbon content of the fuel.

Use the revenue to subsidize green projects.

Often but not always; Hong Kong is one of the exceptions I think (at least the MTR)