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Re:The dream of carbon air capture edges toward reality by Cthulhu_ on Thursday August 26, 2021 @04:38AM (#28312171)
In theory this system already exists with emission rights, but the problem I have with that is that everyone just gets an X amount of emission rights - and then gets the right to sell them, providing an additional source of income. Tesla famously earns a billion a year from selling their emission rights.

So that system can work, but don't give out the emission rights for free, have the companies buy them and invest the money earned in removing emissions from the air again.

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Re:The dream of carbon air capture edges toward reality by marvin on Thursday August 26, 2021 @04:50AM (#28312274)
Handing out emission rights can also be tied to the CO2 tax, assuming the CO2 tax is properly used to actually remove CO2 from the atmosphere afterwards.

There must be some sort of optimal strategy in there somewhere, that maximizes the economic incentive to reduce one's emissions.

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