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Re:The Montreal Protocol was a landmark environmental success by vkou on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @11:20AM (#15339418)
There are alternatives to CO2 heavy fuels. I am told that the market magically will find them as soon as we start taxing carbon.

(By people who oppose government investment into renewable research.)

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Re:The Montreal Protocol was a landmark environmental success by ZeroGravitas on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @11:59AM (#15339819)
The alternatives already exist, and are often very boring tech like "insulation" or labelling purchases based on efficiency, it's getting people to actually use them that requires the carbon tax.
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