silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 days agoFossil fuel firms may have to pay for climate damage under proposed UN taxwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkFossil fuel firms may have to pay for climate damage under proposed UN taxwww.theguardian.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink
minus-squarebridgeburner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoWhich means the consumer will pay for it cos the fossil fuel firms will just raise prices on all of their products accordingly, rip
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoLike cigarettes taxes, the main effect is to cause people to quit so that they don’t pay the tax
Which means the consumer will pay for it cos the fossil fuel firms will just raise prices on all of their products accordingly, rip
Like cigarettes taxes, the main effect is to cause people to quit so that they don’t pay the tax