This is a perfect example of why "sin taxes" like the proposed tax on meat[1][2] to fight climate change are a bad idea.
You need to tax the externality (greenhouse gas emissions), not an activity which currently causes such emissions, because then you don't have any incentives left (such as in this case) for industries to reduce those emissions.
You need to tax the externality (greenhouse gas emissions), not an activity which currently causes such emissions, because then you don't have any incentives left (such as in this case) for industries to reduce those emissions.
1. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/11/meat-tax...
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_tax