Problem is, coal is not the only fuel that produces carbon emissions. Oil does, gas, does, natural gas does, propane does,wood does.
If he’s proposing taxing the polluter, what’s he going to do to all the people who heat with wood? Or any other source?
Or all the people who drive gasoline and diesel powered vehicles?
So, electricity will be in much more demand. How much can the system handle in increased demand? Where is it going to come from as most of our electricity production comes from coal at the moment?
The price of electricity is going to skyrocket along with demand while availability decreases.
What’s going to happen to all of us who live in cold climates and HAVE to heat our homes to keep from freezing to death?
The slowly decaying stuff on the floor of the woods emits carbon emissions. So are we planning to tax forests?