High Fossil Fuel Prices Are Good for the Planet - Here's How to Keep It That Way

20 Jun 2022 | Abstracted from Arstechnica

"Is it possible to keep fossil fuel prices high without triggering riots? The key is to keep consumer prices high by increasing fuel taxes when international oil and gas prices do eventually fall. Making this politically acceptable requires two things to happen..."

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