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[–] wraekscadu@vargar.org 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

In a market system, a carbon tax is the best way to punish carbon emission. Buuuut it was politically unpopular :(

I think we have a decent industrial carbon tax, right? Which kinda has a similar-ish effect as the consumer carbon tax, though slightly less efficient.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

"Politically unpopular" is doing a lot of work behind the scenes here. Who believes people just organically came to the opinion that they don't want to receive a tax rebate when industry pollutes, and that they'd rather the pollution just go on instead of that?

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

In a market system, a carbon tax is the best way to punish carbon emission

So pickup truck sales and air travel did not skyrocket after 2019?

Canadians all drive small cars and don't do fly away vacations any more?

Carbon tax just ended up being pay to burn. Meanwhile, Ontario is increasing highway speeds 10% which increase fuel use 20%.