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What is the best way to fight climate change?
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Selected claim, opposing its parent
At first, such measures can be very expensive to implement, so they often face backlash.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
Firms affected by carbon taxes are likely to
shift the burden
of those costs on consumers by, for example, increasing their energy bills.
Pro claim 2
Companies may respond to policies that increase their cost of production by firing workers. This leads to
anger and distrust among the electorate
for further environmental policies.
Con claim 1
Many regions around the world have successfully maintained carbon pricing schemes for
long periods of time
.
Con claim 2
An
overwhelming number of people
see climate change as an important issue and are willing to support policy, even if it comes with short-term costs.