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Re:Why Climate Change Won't Be Stopped (2018) by rhino369 on Friday June 26, 2020 @02:28PM (#23655266)
Waiting until green energy is cost efficient is certainly a position on climate change, but it's not one that climate activists typically take.

A carbon tax that doesn't raise cost much is not going to have much effect.

Though that depends on how you interpret "much." If you double energy cost, upper middle class folks won't change their thermostat, but work class folks won't be able to afford to turn on their AC.

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Re:Why Climate Change Won't Be Stopped (2018) by JamesBarney on Friday June 26, 2020 @04:19PM (#23656507)
> Though that depends on how you interpret "much." If you double energy cost, upper middle class folks won't change their thermostat, but work class folks won't be able to afford to turn on their AC.

Most plans I've seen that involve an energy tax involve moving that money back to the working class via reduced taxes or rebates.

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