As the developed nations already have a financial set of problems, it should be relatively easy to manipulate some progress
towards less carbon dioxide production without trying to squeeze out false economic arguments.
Carbon taxes like those suggested in the «Stern Report» to the UK Government, about $ 100 / metric tonne of
carbon dioxide (equivalent to 88 US cents / gallon of gasoline and so on throughout the system) would accelerate whatever technology, economic forces, and lifestyle decisions might choose as paths
towards a
less carbon intensive lifestyle.