“An important caveat regarding carbon taxes and avoiding unintended consequences!
~Hazel Henderson, Editor”
Climate taxes on agriculture could lead to more food insecurity than climate change itself
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180730120348.htm
New research has found that a single climate mitigation scheme applied to all sectors, such as a global carbon tax, could have a serious impact on agriculture and result in far more widespread hunger and food insecurity than the direct impacts of climate change. Smarter, inclusive policies are necessary instead.