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Originally Posted by timun
I just think if you really want to effect change in people's consumption patterns you have to jack the price up to a level where it would affect a person's consumption patterns. If carbon is cheap people will continue to piss away fossil fuels like it doesn't matter. Myself included!
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The price increase needs to be instant and dramatic. Small increments work like raising the water temperature to boil a frog - we learn to live with it until it’s too late.
I am now at the point where I think $1.40 per litre is reasonable and contentedly drive wherever I want.