Last month, researchers published a paper that showed Americans are willing to pay to fight climate change. And it’s a substantial amount.
Researchers found that that the average American is willing to pay $177 per year in higher energy bills to help reduce global warming. When asked what they preferred this hypothetical revenue to be allocated towards, Americans show strong preference towards investing in clean, green renewable energy. Improving infrastructure, such as bridges and water systems was the second most popular option.
If every American actually did pay $177 extra on their energy bill to help reduce global warming, that would generate about $22 billion a year in revenue. That’s a significant sum. But it’s worth noting that the survey did not ask about Americans willingness to pay more for other goods and services that are resource intensive. Americans actually might be willing to sacrifice even more for the future of human and nonhuman life on Earth.
This new research illustrates that regardless of race, religion, or political ideology, Americans are willing to sacrifice and invest in the future of the planet.
Other countries have implemented carbon taxes. In Sweden, the carbon tax lowered emissions while their economy remained strong. Some forward-thinking U.S. states are taking action and considering carbon taxes and other options to reduce emissions. But despite support for a carbon tax and other pro-planet policies in America, there remains a clear and strong antipathy towards productively and positively addressing global warming and other environmental stewardship related issues.
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What a racket! When are voters going to wise up. Climate change is a complete and total HOAX. Designed for the elite idiots of this world to make money off the taxpayers. If people keep being dumb dumbs, they get what they deserve. RIPPED OFF.
What you need to be worrying about instead is the fact that the jews have been kidnapping non-jew children, hanging them on meat hooks in the bowels of their synagogues until their little lives are drained and their blood, then they drink the “blood of their enemies children”, and then, if that is not horrific enough, the jews take the children they have murdered to the meat packing facilities they own and grind these kids up in “their enemies” food selling the meat to restaurants; McDonald’s being their biggest purchaser.
I am calling for Police Departments everywhere to investigate, with LUMINOL, all synagogues in the United States. We have on film a jew bragging that the jews murder approx. 300,000 American children a year for their religious practices and was laughing that they grind the kids up in our food. What is it going to take people? Why are our Police Departments ignoring the OBVIOUS? Are they in on it? You have to wonder. Oh, and this asshole jew was bragging also that they made up the whole antisemitism BULLSHIT to keep people from questioning the fucking jews!!!!!!!!
Humans …..
OMG you people are delusional……..climate is ALWAYS changing; always has been, always will……..it’s all CYCLES, folks, just CYCLES……and let’s not forget the role of sunspots!!
So I’ll take my $A177 and blow it on a good time!!!
Why should ANYONE pay TAXES at all, when your GOV’T uses it to FUCK YOU (and The World)( UP THE ASS?
NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION ! ! ! Screw the IRS(homo-puppet-lackies).
Keep up the good work guys.
In Canada Spme area have instituted a Carbon Tax also and have not notice a “Direct” relation between the tax and poor economic activities either. Notwithstanding that statement, there is the underlying truth that “ALL” our lives are now controlled by the fosil fuel industry weather we like it or not, with everything we touch throughout the day owes its existence to it, and if we completely stopped its use, we as a race would cease to exist also, with out toothbrushes to our toasters having oil in their construction. Even a fully electric vehicle will STILL need some oil in its production of the interior and other parts made of plastics? And the cooling of the operating system and the rolling chassis will have to be greased somehow? Not to be a downer, but I’m just looking at both sides and too want a cleaner/Better/Safer world to live in…But……