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Re:Carbon Removal Technologies by gingerbread-man on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @03:07PM (#18286417)
> There might be a bare minimum amount of CO2 allowed, it's fixed.

I'm not sure I understand, are you suggesting an individual "carbon-quota" as a more radical way of slashing emissions than the "incentives" of a carbon tax? Depending on the tax rate, a carbon tax could produce reasonably expeditious results.

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Re:Carbon Removal Technologies by johnchristopher on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @03:39PM (#18286708)
Yes, I was unclear, sorry. What I mean is: "There might physically be an amount of CO2 that can be released without compromising our ecosystem. That amount is fixed. We can't borrow on it and repay it later."
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