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Originally Posted by StickMan
The emissions problem isn't Joe Blow driving to work everyday or heating his house. The problem is dirty fuel like coal, the problem is shipping things across the ocean, the problem is flying to Vancouver for a retreat when you could do it in Ottawa, or flying to Europe instead of a phonecall. It is lifestyle changes that make the biggest difference. But it is easier to pay a useless carbon tax and say "there, we did our part".
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I mean those are both lifestyle choices that can be affected by carbon pricing
1) taking public transit vs driving
2) lowering thermostats or forgoing AC to reduce energy usage
You're using a lot of digital ink to say "I don't want to have to make any changes to my life so I'm going to say everyone else is the problem"
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