Comments on: Personal carbon trading – an option worth considering http://everythingischanging.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/personal-carbon-trading-an-option-worth-considering/ An engineer's perspective on sustainability, climate change and innovation in Australia and around the world Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:15:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Brett Robertson http://everythingischanging.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/personal-carbon-trading-an-option-worth-considering/#comment-36 Brett Robertson Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:38:15 +0000 http://everythingischanging.wordpress.com/?p=86#comment-36 Good point, thanks for your thoughts. Good point, thanks for your thoughts.

]]> By: Glenn Miller http://everythingischanging.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/personal-carbon-trading-an-option-worth-considering/#comment-34 Glenn Miller Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:40:13 +0000 http://everythingischanging.wordpress.com/?p=86#comment-34 Simple solution to overcome most administrative problems - impose carbon tax/trading scheme on business and use the money to provide an equal increase in income to all citizens. The price of goods/services will increase in line with their use of carbon, with costs then passed on to consumers. People who use less of these goods/services (whether low income or not), will gain a net benefit while there will be a net cost for those who are more carbon-intensive Simple solution to overcome most administrative problems – impose carbon tax/trading scheme on business and use the money to provide an equal increase in income to all citizens.

The price of goods/services will increase in line with their use of carbon, with costs then passed on to consumers. People who use less of these goods/services (whether low income or not), will gain a net benefit while there will be a net cost for those who are more carbon-intensive

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