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  1. …in reply to @brianhollar
    @brianhollar Thank you Another issue with degrowth is geopolitics: assuming degrowth is costly (which it probably is), it creates a massive incentive to free ride. So who would be ok to actually degrowth?
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    1. …in reply to @simardcasanova
      @brianhollar *degrow Also you need to have the largest CO2 emitters on board (providing degrowth can reduce CO2 emissions, which we don't know yet). If Luxembourg degrows, it's basically useless. If it's China, it's a different story.
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      1. …in reply to @simardcasanova
        @brianhollar And so we're… back at the same issue we currently have with CO2 regulations in general: nobody wants to bear the cost of a carbon tax for instance, and unless big emitters join the train CO2 regulations only have a marginal impact
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        1. …in reply to @simardcasanova
          @brianhollar In my opinion we're just replacing an implementation issue with a policy (carbon tax) we *know* work with the exact same implementation issue but this time with a much more uncertain policy It's nonsense, extremely risky up to the point I'd argue it's even reckless
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