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Just tax the carbon content of fuels sold in your country.

Then use diplomacy to get other countries to do the same.



> use diplomacy to get other countries to do the same

We tried this China and the WTO. It was not a good strategy.


It's infinitely better than the dumbbell system of attempting the calculate the CO2 emissions of a corporation.


> infinitely better than the dumbbell system of attempting the calculate the CO2 emissions of a corporation

Agree. But you need a border adjustment tax mechanism.


How do you model the efficacy of that?

Why not add additional mechanisms such as trade / tariff restrictions?


Diplomacy includes trade/tariff restrictions.




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