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Unfortunately even if we can get everyone to agree that a carbon tax should be implemented, no one can seem to agree exactly how the revenues should be spent. E.g. a flat dividend isn't progressive enough for portions of the left. It seems that's been the big point of contention. I don't know what the most realistic policy is at this point. Perhaps some mix of continued subsidy for renewable energy & storage, quiet o…
> E.g. a flat dividend isn't progressive enough for portions of the left Huh, that's news to me. Can you point to any prominent left politicians/pundits opining that? Is it just that they prefer Green New Deal? Do they object to the "strange bedfellows" of Frank Luntz & co. (if any Republicans like it, it must be a corporate/neo-fascist plot)? > Carbon Engineering is my moonshot hope. Yeah, I think we'll need somethi…
Re: Amazon Announces $2B Fund to Invest in Climate Tech Companies
#91I can't point to any pundits, it's more like carbon tax & dividend bills meet a lot of argument from leftist groups in the press & popular discussion- we should spend the revenue on climate mitigation. No, it should be directly invested in renewables. No, it should be given only to poor people because they suffer more from climate change. Actually, we've been looking for a source of funds for ...