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Re:The human body is already close to thermal limits in many... by perfunctory on Monday July 29, 2019 @07:00AM (#20553238)
> So I‘m favoring emissions allowances

The system already exists, isn't it? The so called "cap and trade" https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/ets_en

But the cap is too high and the prices are too low. Would you accept it's ok to rebel to force the politicians to lower the cap?

But also, wouldn't a lower cap lead to the "drastic life style changes for people" anyway (at least in the short term while the economy adapts)?

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Re:The human body is already close to thermal limits in many... by grecht on Monday July 29, 2019 @07:27AM (#20553377)
> The system already exists

Yes, but not for all industries.

> Would you accept it‘s ok to rebel to force the politicians to lower the cap?

If people rebel for realistic solutions I‘m all for it!

> wouldn‘t a lower cap lead to the „drastic life style changes for people“ anyway (at least in the short term while the economy adapts)

Yeah, probably! Surely not to the same extent like the carbon tax demanded by climate activists. But the idea is to incentivize companies to find more climate-friendly solutions. Certainly some companies would lose their competitive ability if they depend on high emissions, though.

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