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[โ€“] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Use the taxes to subsidise green alternatives. Carbon taxes on fuel get spent on building bike lanes for example.

[โ€“] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago

That can be a somewhat nice supplement, but not a solution. The solution is, of course, Socialism, and strong central planning in infrastructure such as green energy and public transit.