Could such a fee create perverse incentives, like in the anecdotal India cobra effect [0].
E.g., to avoid the $1000/ton missing-carbon tax, use a manufacturing technique that only adds $500/ton to the cost of concrete, but also generates far more atmospheric CO2 in the process.
E.g., to avoid the $1000/ton missing-carbon tax, use a manufacturing technique that only adds $500/ton to the cost of concrete, but also generates far more atmospheric CO2 in the process.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive