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That's exactly why rationing is the only scheme that will work - because it will make carbon consumption completely explicit in every item that's for sale.

You think those flowers from Nigeria are cheap? They are - but wait until you see how much they cost in emissions.

Manufacturers would have to create carbon accounting systems. But if you tax emissions, you have to create a carbon accounting system of some sort anyway.

You wouldn't necessarily have to account for every last mg. Cars are already aligned in emission bands. It wouldn't be impossibly hard to group other items in similar bands.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Thu Apr 26th, 2007 at 03:19:38 PM EST
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... as long as the petroleum refineries and oil product imports are required to buy carbon permits for their carbon content, then the consumers of the fuel will have the cost of the permits included in the price. Cars, trucks, a backyard gas or diesel electric generator to run the lights and music at an outdoor event ... whatever.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.
by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Thu Apr 26th, 2007 at 11:58:23 PM EST
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