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If we put a price tag on different things, markets will shift.
We don't need to 'stop growth' we just need to grow differently.
We may need to slow down population growth, though.
"Is there some other plausible outcome?
Uhm, yes, people value walking around in clean air and would be willing to pay a premium for it.
It's one of the reasons people leave China and come to Canada, for example.
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If we put a price tag on different things, markets will shift.
We don't need to 'stop growth' we just need to grow differently.
We may need to slow down population growth, though.
"Is there some other plausible outcome?
Uhm, yes, people value walking around in clean air and would be willing to pay a premium for it.
It's one of the reasons people leave China and come to Canada, for example.