Hi Sir, just writing to again reiterate that all these messaging opportunities should be taken to advocate for the elimination of fossil fuel subsidies via a carbon tax. To quote your piece "let’s require them to do so via regulations and other public policies. " How about instead "let's stop subsidizing them a carbon tax to properly account for how their products are wrecking our communities and ecosystems" yet none of them pay to cleanup these disasters. I reviewed our correspondence a few months ago and you appeared to feel you should do a piece on putting a fee on fossil fuel pollution. I still support this endeavor and then re-peating this message any time that is possible. Sir, we are running out of time and the longer we wait the more expensive and painful this transition gets. I can't overstate the urgency enough. Thanks.
Thank you for your comments. I strongly agree that a high and rising price on carbon would be the most effective way to curb emission growth and maybe even bring about reductions. Emissions rose again last year. We need more ambitious policy all around the world. However, it seems to me we also have to be aware of what is politically feasible. I live in the US. There is not yet support here for a high price on carbon. Accordingly, I believe the priorities should be 1) vote and get out the vote for political leaders who will fight for such policy (I think that’s feasible); and 2) augment the kind of industrial policy/incentives/mandate package provided by the IRA legislation (also feasible in my view).
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Hi Sir, just writing to again reiterate that all these messaging opportunities should be taken to advocate for the elimination of fossil fuel subsidies via a carbon tax. To quote your piece "let’s require them to do so via regulations and other public policies. " How about instead "let's stop subsidizing them a carbon tax to properly account for how their products are wrecking our communities and ecosystems" yet none of them pay to cleanup these disasters. I reviewed our correspondence a few months ago and you appeared to feel you should do a piece on putting a fee on fossil fuel pollution. I still support this endeavor and then re-peating this message any time that is possible. Sir, we are running out of time and the longer we wait the more expensive and painful this transition gets. I can't overstate the urgency enough. Thanks.
Thank you for your comments. I strongly agree that a high and rising price on carbon would be the most effective way to curb emission growth and maybe even bring about reductions. Emissions rose again last year. We need more ambitious policy all around the world. However, it seems to me we also have to be aware of what is politically feasible. I live in the US. There is not yet support here for a high price on carbon. Accordingly, I believe the priorities should be 1) vote and get out the vote for political leaders who will fight for such policy (I think that’s feasible); and 2) augment the kind of industrial policy/incentives/mandate package provided by the IRA legislation (also feasible in my view).