I'm a petroleum engineer and I think this is a really interesting idea. What effect do you think this might have on the O&G industry? I'm guessing it would force companies to raise wages to attract employees, hurting their bottom-line. This might, in a roundabout way, increase the cost of gasoline and make renewables more competitive.

A carbon tax might be a simpler approach, though I don't know what you could do on a personal level to influence that.