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Re:Cement Produces More Pollution Than All the Trucks in the... by 8bitsrule on Sunday June 23, 2019 @07:26PM (#20259409)
It would be good to have a system in place to reward measurable action on the individual level.

One example might be to institute a "carbon savings account" which individuals add to when they add solar panels, buy more efficient vehicles and appliances, reduce their heating bills... whatever's measureable. Mandatory restrictions on carbon-intensive activity (there's no way around that anyway) would enable spending these rewards.

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Re:Cement Produces More Pollution Than All the Trucks in the... by mac01021 on Sunday June 23, 2019 @10:41PM (#20260086)
> It would be good to have a system in place to reward measurable action on the individual level.

Wouldn't a Carbon Tax do exactly that? At least it would bring your individual financial interests in line with with society's climate interests. It would mean that doing whatever costs you the least money is likewise best for your carbon footprint (which you would no longer have to think about in order to optimize).

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