[__MatrixMan__]

But if the main problem with industry is that it leaks then maybe you do still have to reinvent it.

[NewJazz]

Seriously, how do you know whether the supply chain is truly using one process to synthesize, vs. Adding/cutting with extracted fuel.

[__MatrixMan__]

On the demand side, I imagine you'd be drawing fuel gas from a rig that's like, in your neighborhood, being powered by the solar panels on your roof. So you'd probably notice if there were tanker trucks showing up to fill it.

On the supply side, you could use things like methane sniffing satellites (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00600-z) to find cases of extraction and tax (at first) or arrest (eventually) those participating in it.

[konschubert]

It doesn’t matter. This isn’t driven by consumer choice, it’s driven by production cost.

At least that’s the idea.