silence7@slrpnk.net to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoPrivate jets are awful for the climate. It’s time to tax the rich who fly in them | US Senator Edward J Markeywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1361cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1361external-linkPrivate jets are awful for the climate. It’s time to tax the rich who fly in them | US Senator Edward J Markeywww.theguardian.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square36fedilinkcross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoWell, trees are one of them. More money means more trees planted. Or that money could be invested in renewable energy, which will reduce emissions in other areas. And when you increase the cost of something, you get less of it, so taxing emissions should mean fewer emissions. And so on.
Well, trees are one of them. More money means more trees planted.
Or that money could be invested in renewable energy, which will reduce emissions in other areas.
And when you increase the cost of something, you get less of it, so taxing emissions should mean fewer emissions.
And so on.