[jakear]

Rather, the answer (as always) is carbon tax.

[geysersam]

But the rate can't be flat. Some types of carbon emissions are more important than others. That has to be taken into account, otherwise carbon tax will never be feasible morally or politically.

[explaininjs]

Eh… that’s an invitation for lobbyists and politicians to buggar the whole thing up for every self-serving interest imaginable. The simpler the better.

[betaby]

Didn't work in Canada.

[icegreentea2]

Canada's current carbon tax is at 65 CAD per ton of CO2, working out to roughly 15 cents per liter (typical gas price right now is 1.75ish per liter).

The degree of tax is just too small right now to realistically expect major impact on behavior.

We'll see what happens as tax continues to ramp.

[KptMarchewa]

Is jet fuel taxed? That would be against some international treaties, so I doubt they do that.

[beebeepka]

So, a big fat scam. No thanks.

[Qwertious]

Hey Siri, how do I deal with an economic externality?

[ddejohn]

>> carbon tax

> big fat scam

Care to elaborate?

[jakear]

Better than government banning flights all up.