Citizens' Climate Lobby
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David Jordan
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Carbon taxes only benefit fossil fuel companies
Google carbon tax and you will see sponsored ads from ExxonMobil and BP extolling them as their solution to the climate crisis. But why?
They know that any form of gas taxes are extremely unpopular politically and have no chance of getting approval in many countries, including the United States. So they are playing a cynical game of pretending to support something that they really don't because they believe it will take some of the political pressure off them.
Furthermore if enacted fossil fuel companies will simply pass the costs on to consumers and continue business as usual. Either way, fossil fuel companies continue business as usual.
Every truly independent published study about the reduction of emissions from countries that have adopted CFD or other forms of carbon taxes have shown that any reduction in GHGs have been very small. British Columbia passed CFD in 2008. According to the province's website their emissions have risen, and new fossil fuel infrastructure being built.
In short, carbon taxes are backed by the fossil fuel interests, do not reduce emissions and do nothing to limit consumption from the wealthy who are mostly responsible for the climate crisis.
CCL are liars and grifters with no respect for the science which is calling for immediate reduction in GHG emissions.
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I quite disagree too. Carbon taxes (and pricing in general) have been seen and proven by economists as being one of the best tools to reduce GHG emissions and help mitigation measures be implemented (because cheaper). A study by Best, Burke, and Jotzo (« Carbon Pricing Efficacy: Cross-Country Evidence ») concludes that countries that have implemented carbon pricing have an average growth rate of CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion that is 2 percent points lower than in other countries. In another study (« Energy mix persistence and the effect of carbon pricing » in 2020), they show that carbon pricing also allows for a shift in national energy mixes toward lower-emission energy sources. But yes, carbon taxes do not work all the time (the EU ETS is a great example), but this is mostly due to a low carbon price and high price volatility in the emission markets. But I believe that carbon tax shouldn't be the only tool to use to mitigate climate change, but it is a necessary one
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I’m afraid I have to disagree. If fossil energy is expensive and Green energy is cheap, people Will buy Green. Today it is the opposite. Some oil companies advocate for carbon tax publicly, but they have been caught paying for lobbying secretly against it. Most countries that have implemented carbon tax have not done it in a good way. CCL is advocating a scientifically proven method. I support their solution. The price needs to be high enough. It is not a silver bullet, but it will help the transition a lot. Read more about the scientific support for this: https://clcouncil.org/economists-statement/