Richard Stallman on Nostr: [2/3] … they emit into the air (and the amount of greenhouse effect of each one). ...
[2/3] … they emit into the air (and the amount of greenhouse effect of each one). Measuring these better can't hurt, but using them to calibrate an emissions trading program is misguided. We have seen that emissions trading is ineffective for reducing emissions, because it is too easy to game the system or cheat. By going in that direction, the EU is caving into business at the outset. By imposing a tax on emissions, a government offers no easy way to game the system, and cheating would …
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