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← Before imposing new taxes to fund climate action, governments should collect the taxes already owed

17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 23 Sept 2014 to 14 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about climate change.

Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under degrowth degrowth Everything filed under investing investing Everything filed under government government Everything filed under Europe Europe Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Before imposing new taxes to fund climate action, governments should collect the taxes already owed Before imposing new taxes to fund climateaction, governments should collect thetaxes already owed Last stated 5 years ago 18 Jan 2022 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2022-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The way to cut emissions is to tax the most emission-intensive goods, not to stop growth. — tap to centre the map on it The way to cut emissions is to taxthe most emission-intensive goods,not to stop growth. Last stated 9 years ago 18 Nov 2017 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Preventing catastrophic climate change would cost only low single digits of global GDP, perhaps an extra 2% — tap to centre the map on it Preventing catastrophic climatechange would cost only low singledigits of global GDP, perhaps anextra 2% Last stated 5 years ago 18 Jan 2022 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2022-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The climate policy everyone has quietly assumed is that poorer countries stay poor, and that is the wrong answer. — tap to centre the map on it The climate policy everyone hasquietly assumed is that poorercountries stay poor, and that is thewrong answer. Last stated 3 years ago 11 Oct 2023 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The climate crisis has grown beyond individual consumer choices and now requires decisive, large-scale action by industries and governments. — tap to centre the map on it The climate crisis has grown beyondindividual consumer choices and nowrequires decisive, large-scaleaction by industries andgovernments. Last stated 12 years ago 23 Sept 2014 LD Leonardo DiCaprio — holds since 2014-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: We are wasting our time trying to reverse the climate crisis instead of building the technology to survive it. — tap to centre the map on it We are wasting our time trying toreverse the climate crisis insteadof building the technology tosurvive it. Last stated 2 years ago 30 Sept 2024 EB Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: The Paris Agreement will not be enough: the planet cannot be saved unless fossil fuels are left in the ground. — tap to centre the map on it The Paris Agreement will not beenough: the planet cannot be savedunless fossil fuels are left in theground. Last stated 11 years ago 22 Apr 2016 LD Leonardo DiCaprio — holds since 2016-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Climate austerity is unnecessary for Europe — tap to centre the map on it Climate austerity is unnecessary forEurope Last stated 3 months ago 16 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Carbon emissions should be priced and government subsidies for oil, coal and gas companies should be ended. — tap to centre the map on it Carbon emissions should be pricedand government subsidies for oil,coal and gas companies should beended. Last stated 12 years ago 23 Sept 2014 LD Leonardo DiCaprio — holds since 2014-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power. — tap to centre the map on it A corrupt, partisan majority on theSupreme Court has given Trump a hugeamount of untrammeled power. Last stated a week ago 14 Oct 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unitystruggles to provide public goods,because its politics turns into anethnic spoils system. Last stated 6 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs wouldforce a huge interest-rate spike andprobably a debt crisis, because thebudget deficit would have to befinanced at home. Last stated 2 years ago 14 Apr 2025 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. — tap to centre the map on it During post-2008 fiscalconsolidation, the costs of highpublic debt were overestimated andfiscal multipliers wereunderestimated, understating theoutput costs of austerity. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run on truth only ifits leader deeply desires it andrules with a firm hand rather thanby democracy. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not a democracy: everyvoice should be heard and then oneperson decides, and the decisionshould not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it A conversation needs severallegitimate voices; if the people hasonly one, democracy becomesdictation YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Before imposing new taxes to fund climate action, governments should collect the taxes already owed Last stated 18 Jan 2022 · 5 years ago Holds Yuval Noah Harari Read this korrent →