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by ItsMonkk 820 days ago
This is just more talking points to confuse.

The architecture that economists and climate scientists both agree will move the needle on this is a revenue neutral carbon tax. A revenue neutral carbon tax taxes carbon, and then returns 100% of that tax money back to people equally. Anyone who uses less than the average amount of carbon - which is a majority of the population - since the top users use so much, get paid in this scheme.

People might not want to pay, but they don't have to. Excessive users, the non-majority, pay. People, on average, don't pay - they get paid.

The architecture already exists, it's already law in certain countries, and anyone ignoring this fundamental reality is not being serious.