Climate change & carbon tax??

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We're all in violent agreement on the need for clean, renewable energy.  It's how we best go about achieving it that concerns me.

Personally, I don't believe that placing taxes on CO2 and carbon emissions solves the problem.  In fact it only serves to expand an already bloated government that we all recognize as wholly inefficient and ineffective.

Fusion energy may become a reality in our lifetime... it will only succeed if economic incentives , not taxes, are in place for its development and distribution.

Human survival is best served by de-politicizing the issue, avoiding blame and castigation, continuing to advance discovery and keeping an open mind to the facts.

Of course having a well thought out plan is essential, albeit difficult in the politically polarized times in which we live.

Perhaps we'd do better if we changed the mantra from "climate change" to "political change"...

"Personally, I don't believe that placing taxes on CO2 and carbon emissions solves the problem."...…...my sentiments exactly Lecter.
Placing a tax is spouted as the solution and only hurts the most vulnerable- the ones who can least afford it. This problem needs a technological solution....fusion, renewables - whatever but a tax ani't gunna do it...…………………….