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Where is nuclear?

Is there absolutely zero interest in being part of the effort to reduce net CO2 emissions? Why no tax n net CO2 emissions to finance alternative technologies?

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Great Piece

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Interesting article. I am glad that Indonesia is getting a little attention. It is the third or fourth most important nation in Asia, and it get relatively little attention.

For the foreseeable future, I think coal will dominate Indonesian electricity generation.

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Agree, but taxing net emissions of CO2 could start to bend the curve

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Developing nations like Indonesia should be focused on economic development. Raising taxes on a key input to economic growth would be very misguided.

And there are many other reasons to oppose a carbon tax:

https://frompovertytoprogress.substack.com/p/why-a-carbon-tax-will-not-work

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