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> Taxes on producers inevitably get passed on to consumers.

Which raises the cost of living in your country.

Which reduces the quality of life of your citizens

And reduces the competitiveness of your exports on the global markets.

I'm all for protecting the global environment, but capitalism puts concrete boots on the people of any country who spends any money on it whilst other countries do not.

A global binding agreement, backed by sanctions, is the only approach that will work.



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