Big Coal Plants Begin to Close

Re:Big Coal Plants Begin to Close by gambiting on Saturday August 17, 2019 @03:28PM (#20725812)

And one won't be implemented for the same reason why coal boilers haven't been banned yet - "think of the poor people - if they cannot afford their coal for winter how will they stay warm?".

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Re:Big Coal Plants Begin to Close by adrianN on Sunday August 18, 2019 @12:32AM (#20728249)

Any serious carbon tax scheme proposed is income neutral; a tax-and-dividend system.

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Re:Big Coal Plants Begin to Close by gambiting on Sunday August 18, 2019 @03:42AM (#20728805)

Can you explain how it would work in this case please?

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Re:Big Coal Plants Begin to Close by godtoldmetodoit on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @09:42AM (#20746895)

You tax carbon at say, $40 a ton. You then distribute any revenue from the tax as a dividend to every adult in the country.

It results in a net increase in purchasing power for your most vulnerable citizens.

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