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hunter

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2. We're not trying to reduce our use of fossil fuels, we're trying to quit them.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sun Jun 23, 2024, 01:53 PM

Jun 2024

Giving governments perverse incentives to prolong our use of fossil fuels doesn't seem like a good idea.

Taxing fossil fuels to the extent they have caused destructive climate changes seems like a good idea, but I don't think anyone is willing to pay that price...

If we choose to quit fossil fuels we simply have to quit fossil fuels. We can do that by banning them for particular uses at first, eventually banning them for ALL uses.

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Time to Wake Up 293: The Benefits of Carbon Pricing Policies - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse [View all] Rhiannon12866 Jun 2024 OP

Thank You Senator Whitehouse. Think. Again. Jun 2024 #1

We're not trying to reduce our use of fossil fuels, we're trying to quit them. hunter Jun 2024 #2