silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 11 months agoCarbon pricing would raise trillions needed to tackle climate crisis, says IMF | Traditionally unpopular carbon taxes could be achieved with regulatory compliance, IMF head tells Cop 28www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down13
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minus-squarePopOfAfrica@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-211 months agoGovernments have unlimited power over companies in theory. Why stop at attacks? Why not just force them? If you can’t reach a certain emission goal, you lose your business license. That’s simple.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoThere’s a bunch of economics literature around carbon taxes and cap-and-trade. Either one is more cost-effective at achieving emissions reduction than the kind of approach you describe.
minus-squarePopOfAfrica@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agoWhy on earth do I care what a bunch of economists say? Money is made up bullshit.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoSome of what they do represents effort, not just money. In this case, I’m pretty well convinced it’s the case.
Governments have unlimited power over companies in theory. Why stop at attacks? Why not just force them?
If you can’t reach a certain emission goal, you lose your business license. That’s simple.
There’s a bunch of economics literature around carbon taxes and cap-and-trade. Either one is more cost-effective at achieving emissions reduction than the kind of approach you describe.
Why on earth do I care what a bunch of economists say? Money is made up bullshit.
Some of what they do represents effort, not just money. In this case, I’m pretty well convinced it’s the case.