> The way I look at it is, right now, even if you want to reduce your emissions, it's really hard to know how to get the biggest bang for your buck.
This is absolutely true, and it misses an important point: lowering emissions not your own is almost always more efficient.
A very tangible real world example.
I invested xxxxx € making my little house super energy efficient. Meanwhile, in Riga, Latvia, close friends had central city heating, but not even a valve for turning off radiators. They'd just open a window at -30°C. I could have bought thermostatic valves for the entire building and made ten times the ecological difference for a tenth of the price!
Even without a carbon tax, that alternative would have made a lot more economical and ecological sense for both myself and a lot of other people!
This is absolutely true, and it misses an important point: lowering emissions not your own is almost always more efficient.
A very tangible real world example.
I invested xxxxx € making my little house super energy efficient. Meanwhile, in Riga, Latvia, close friends had central city heating, but not even a valve for turning off radiators. They'd just open a window at -30°C. I could have bought thermostatic valves for the entire building and made ten times the ecological difference for a tenth of the price!
Even without a carbon tax, that alternative would have made a lot more economical and ecological sense for both myself and a lot of other people!