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'''Incentives''' for sustainable action take several forms: | '''Incentives''' for sustainable action take several forms: | ||
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!Incentive!!Advantages!!Disadvantages | !Incentive!!Advantages!!Disadvantages | ||
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|Taxes||Revenue||Difficulty and controversy involved in setting level of taxes; difficult for authority to raise taxes to the appropriate level due to political and electoral pressure. | |Taxes||Revenue||Difficulty and controversy involved in setting level of taxes; difficult for authority to raise taxes to the appropriate level due to political and electoral pressure. | ||
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|Markets (e.g. carbon trading) | |Markets (e.g. carbon trading)||Potential disadvantage: If allocations are given to existing emitters, that effectively rewards polluters.||Strong motivation of personal gain; efficient allocation of resources. | ||
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Note that increased | Note that increased awarness and access to information can help people to make better choices - these are not incentives in themselves, but can make the incentives more effective. | ||
==Other suggestions== | ==Other suggestions== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Measures to stop global warming]] | * [[Measures to stop global warming]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== |