Obama proposes $4.1 trillion U.S. budget, including a $10-per-barrel fee on oil to fund clean-energy transportation

[Snoopy]

Teeqoz said:

Snoopy said:

 

Or we can allow technology to do it's thing and get rid of all the restrictions we have on it. Technology is improving to the point where this problem won't be a big issue in the future.

Technology is doing it's thing: coming up with fossil-free energy solutions. It's just that people/corporations are reluctant to take them in use cause it costs money, which is why you need a carbon tax to incentivize it.

Or maybe the fact technology like this will be more of an incentive because in the long run it pays off over time. For example, I know someone who runs a taxi company and he switched to hybrids which over time saved him a lot of money because it takes about 15 dollars to fill up the tank and hybrids last longer.