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[–] amzd 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Regulation without public backing is not possible. You need people to show that it’s possible to live without burning fossil fuels or eating meat. If the government would just ban them there would be riots.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

You don't have to ban them. The strategy I usually see recommended by researchers, is a tax for companies releasing CO2-equivalents into the atmosphere ("carbon tax") + giving that tax money to consumers.

This increases the price of products proportional to how bad they are for the climate, but on average does not decrease how much money consumers have in their wallets.

It means that people consuming lots of climate-unfriendly products need to pay more or switch to more climate-friendly alternatives. This will lead to some resistance, but on the flipside, people consuming lots of climate-friendly products will be rewarded. This tax is also usually introduced gradually, so companies and consumers can adjust to it.