silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months ago
silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months ago
State revenue is up, and I really like
I’m a fan of slightly higher gas prices to dissuade consumption, but remember, higher prices disproportionately hit the poor.
So, any evidence it’s actually working? Guessing the purchase of these allowances are simply passed to the consumer with no effect on behavior. Presumably only businesses that are close to the limit will go all out to get under it and the biggest polluters will budget it as a cost of doing business.
Were I up there, I’d vote to keep it. 2-years isn’t nearly long enough to see effects and gather data.