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Re:Study: Carbon offsets aren’t doing their job, overstate i... by transcriptase on Sunday August 27, 2023 @08:01PM (#37287948)
Which might work in other countries with a different climate, geography, and population density but until electric tractor trailers or teleportation become a reality it’s just increasing the cost of living for everyone who already can’t afford to “invest in green solutions”.

Unfortunately our current government doesn’t realize that they’re not comparable to California.

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Re:Study: Carbon offsets aren’t doing their job, overstate i... by twoodfin on Sunday August 27, 2023 @08:51PM (#37288349)
Carbon emissions produce externalized costs or they don’t. If they do, it’s the proper role of government to internalize them while ameliorating any inequitable transition costs.

Everything else is green theater.

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Re:Study: Carbon offsets aren’t doing their job, overstate i... by ikekkdcjkfke on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @01:04AM (#37303726)
That's the point, to get the market to react. At first the carbon tax is low, but increases steadily so market will have time to react. Just announcing it will get things going
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