How about a transportation tax based on how much something weighs and how
far it's going? How about a tax on the carbon content of fuels? Wouldn't
these be much simpler to administer?
John
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FLYING?]
> I also feel that most (not all) people won't change their ways quickly
> unless forced to by cost, which requires political input. Colin Challen MP
> has a bill in Parliament on the Domestic Tradable Quota scheme, whereby
> everyone has a carbon ration. I'm maybe out on a limb here, but given the
> current security situation and the opposition to ID cards, might we see
> carbon cards relatively soon? Function creep etc?
>
> If this happens, we need good public education (better than any we've had
> before!) to avoid people just feeling 'hard done by' & looking for ways to
> 'dodge the system', whatever their income level. The reason that so many
> 'want' SUVs & Nike trainers but so few 'want' a sustainable global
ecosystem
> is all to do with information. I like the ideas about simple communication
> etc.
>
> MM x
>
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> From: "John Scull" <[log in to unmask]>
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>
>
> > Chris wrote:
> > > Is anyone aware of any work being done on the topic of relating
specific
> > behaviours to climate change impacts which aims to create information
> which
> > is of use and relevance to the general public?
> >
> > Good question. As a psychologist I can assure everyone that
quantitative
> > information is unlikely to have a large effect on the behaviour of
> > individuals. The clearest guideline would be to have the carbon
emissions
> > reflected in the cost of different options. This moves the problem of
> > persuasion from influencing the general public to influencing our
> political
> > leaders to changing taxation policies or regulating prices.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
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