Humans have caused 1.5 °C of long-term global warming according to new estimates

Re:Humans have caused 1.5 °C of long-term global warming acc... by consteval on Sunday November 17, 2024 @06:39PM (#42168345)

I don't understand why enacting a 20% tariff on all imports makes sense, but enacting a 20% carbon tax on every company in order to pay off the damage of pollution is literally unthinkable and would cause every company to go under.

The days of letting companies do whatever the fuck they want and doing nothing to steer their incentives in the right direction are gone. It doesn't work, end of. We need to nudge them to do the right thing, and the only thing humans care about is money.

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Re:Humans have caused 1.5 °C of long-term global warming acc... by exe34 on Monday November 18, 2024 @02:14AM (#42170435)

tariffs are there to give Western oligarchs an extra stipend in the form of more competitive pricing without the work. a carbon tax would punish Western oligarchs along with eastern ones, and therefore not acceptable.

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Re:Humans have caused 1.5 °C of long-term global warming acc... by consteval on Monday November 18, 2024 @11:27AM (#42173958)

Honestly I doubt it, because these Western oligarchs rely on cheaper labor and manufacturing in Eastern countries. I don't think any domestic companies will be able to compete even with the tariffs.

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