I think the cap and trade proponents would argue that that approach would also work, but a carbon tax seems complicated enough to me. Trouble is, it will require a groundswell of popular support to get it implemented in the face of fierce resistance by those whose profits will be threatened. That needs to happen, and I hope and pray that it will.
Joel At 01:43 PM 12/13/07 -0500, you wrote: >I think Monbiot probably does support a carbon >tax; I certainly do. The only way I can see most >coal being left in the ground is if there is a >substantial tax on it "upstream" of its being >used: that is, the moment it leaves the ground. > >Margaret > _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
