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Why do you believe it is hard to measure warming impact? Seems relatively straightforward to determine an estimate based on a CO2-ton equivalent.



Estimates are always more easily attacked than measurements. Remember we're not talking about people trying in good-faith to evaluate something, we're talking about a few getting hit with a tax based on that number. A good tax should be hard to question legally.



Carbon taxes sounds reasonable, since you can measure the carbon emitted :)


But it won't be a measure -- it will be an estimate




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