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oceanplexian
on July 16, 2023
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Big Oil quietly walks back on climate pledges
A Carbon tax will never price externalities fairly, because we don’t have a world government, and therefore any country can simply opt out of the climate tax or lie about complying with it.
alexvoda
on July 16, 2023
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That is what international treaties and sanctions are for, the same way lifetime +70 year copyright terms have been forced down everyone throats.
K0balt
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Unfortunately it’s an incentive alignment issue. Since “humanity” has no advocacy but big oil does, big oil will likely win that fight.
But I’m all for giving it a damn good try.
alexvoda
on July 16, 2023
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Unfortunately, i believe it is as you say.
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