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 YetAnotherNick on Sunday November 17, 2024 @09:58PM (#42169345)

GDP is a number without lot of meaning. Better thing to compare is the percentage of tax revenue. Total tax revenue of the world is $14.8T. So you need more than 30% relative increase in taxation.

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Re:Humans have caused 1.5 °C of long-term global warming acc... by Aachen on Monday November 18, 2024 @03:32AM (#42170737)

Keep in mind that most countries subsidise fossil fuels so that energy and transportation remains cheap and drives the economy — or at least that's the logic I hear, idk if it actually works that way

By not doing that, you free up quite a bit of tax money. I can't imagine it's the whole 30% but it would bring it down. Emissions tax would be another way to fund this figure at the same time as having corporations find ways to reduce emissions

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