- cross-posted to:
- climate@slrpnk.net
- cross-posted to:
- climate@slrpnk.net
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/9342183
I’ll note that it hasn’t yet been signed by the Republican governor, but it passed the legislature with a margin large enough to override his veto.
Sounds like Vermont gas prices are going up. That’s what happened in Seattle when similar legislation was passed.
Paying for the damage being done is of course the right thing to do.
Feels like a win win.
It’ll be painful to ween ourselves off fossil fuels and the metro areas of Vermont do have robust bus networks.
Good.
Inb4 oil companies sue Vermont to prevent this.
“You can’t punish us for the damage we’re causing! This is America, you’re supposed to punish our victims!”
“It’s the population’s fault for being so reliant on our product, so we’ll just go ahead and pass on the cost of those charges to them…”
“It’s also the populations fault that our lobbying to keep them reliant on our product is working. They shouldn’t have elected such bribeable politicians.”
I’m waiting for big oil to start blaming the consumers again for their damages.
Vermont legislature passes bill to charge customers of fossil fuel companies for damage from climate change
Fixed the headline. Any charges will simply be passed on to customers at the pump, along with an extra couple of cents to
recoup costs associated with this feeline their pockets.Whether or not you’re in favor of at least making somebody pay for the damage from climate change through a bill like this is one thing, but don’t for a second think this will actually impact the oil companies at all. They’ll just tack that on to the cost of gas, along with a couple of extra cents, and probably come out making more money than before.
If they want to start talking serious money, start taxing gross profits with no way to earn tax breaks or incentives to avoid it.