Perhaps, but I think we should always be wary of additional regulations. I wouldn't say I'm "small government" but I feel like any additional rules has the burden of regulatory cost and unintended consequences.
Just tax the fuck out of fuel IMO. Make it so expensive that people actually change their behavior to minimise the cost.
Most countries have some kind of tax credit system to waive taxes on fuel for particular uses like transporting food and consumer goods, so a heavy tax on fuel doesn't have to lead to inflation.
Yeah I'm skeptical as well
If the assertion is;
then a new law yet to be implemented is not evidence to the contrary.
Just like tax laws, it's extraordinarily difficult to legislate the behavior of very wealthy people because they have more resources with which to develop work arounds than the regulators have to restrict them.