Compensating petro-states for their lost income, and a carbon coin to incentivise decarbonisation: The key idea from Kim Stanley Robinson’s climate fiction bestseller «The Ministry of the Future», condensed to the length of an essay, by the author himself.

From Weekly Filet #434, in March 2023.

Paying Ourselves To Decarbonize

Paying Ourselves To Decarbonize

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