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Re:Study: Carbon offsets aren’t doing their job, overstate i... by tito on Sunday August 27, 2023 @07:37PM (#37287756)
I'm pretty sure all a carbon tax does is solve for the "demand" side of the equation. Fundamentally you would still need an accounting system for carbon, thus carbon credits of different sorts. Or am I missing something?
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Re:Study: Carbon offsets aren’t doing their job, overstate i... by tzs on Monday August 28, 2023 @02:46AM (#37290647)
You put the carbon tax on the makers of fossil fuels and the importers of fossil fuels. Everyone else just sees it indirectly due to the increased cost for fossil fuels. It shouldn't require a lot of accounting.
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