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The inconvenient truth for opponents of carbon tax is that it actually works (www.thejournal.ie)
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[–] plyth@feddit.org 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Economic fundamentals. The only risk is a black market which would be difficult because the price per volume won't be high enough to go undetected.

All the protests are for show. The west could have ended carbon emissions since we know the danger in the early 19th century ~~1972~~.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_climate_change_science

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Limits_to_Growth