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goobster  ·  2004 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Trump administration on global warming: We're so fucked why fight it

You don't even have to come up with a sciency number.

Just decide that 1% of revenues go to pay the carbon taxes. (Or, pick a number....5%, 10%... 1/16 of salary costs. 2% tax on raw materials. Whatever.)

When the company is incentivized to reduce that line item in their budget, they will find a way.

When companies are incentivized to reduce costs, consultants and service provider opportunities open up. "We can cut your carbon taxes by 3/4ths. You pay us 1/4th, saving 50% on your carbon taxes."

Business is REALLY good at finding a way to cut costs. Just let them do it.

But DO NOT allow them to buy Carbon Credits. EVER. Carbon-based business SHOULD be costly to operate. That will result in market consolidation, which will increase the professionalism in their carbon reduction programs, which will reduce carbon emissions, or mitigate them in market-friendly ways. (See: Waste Management.)