Wow. Good luck with that. That would be a crushing blow to the poor immediately. @UChiEnergy
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Eventually yes but we need to slowly build out clean energy preferably with a tax on those who can afford it (i.e. Wealthy)
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Sorry wealthy. I hate taxes as much as anyone else but wise investments in clean energy aren't being made
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Best option then looks to be a tax used to fund public-private partnerships in clean energy generation.
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This would allow a choice of clean energy sources as prices increase account for externalities.
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This would minimize pain to the poor which must happen during the energy transition.
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I'm not sure I follow. Carbon taxes can be implemented without unfairly saddling the poor: see tax-and-dividend.
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I also remain unconvinced that public-private partnerships are the panacea they're often touted as.
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@nuclear94 Maybe we should look at electricity as a civil right - we do with so many other things that clearly are not. -
I want the Feds as minimally involved as possible.
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You may want that, but what's the chances? They will maximize involvement through regulation/taxes/etc.
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