And in your case you're likely breaking even or getting a little back from the carbon pricing system.
You as the consumer isn't been told fuck you. You're being slightly incentivised to make better choices, and rewarded if you do, but not penalized if you don't.
It's not wrong headed at all. There is always an alternative.
In some cases that alternative is transit. In some cases that alternative is cycling. In some cases that alternative is carpooling. In some cases that alternative is driving an existing car more efficiently. In some cases that alternative is choosing to buy a ICE smaller car. In some cases that alternative is buying a BEV.
In all those cases, even a small step will reward someone for making that choise.
It's actually the opposite.
While yes it looks like things are more expensive, it's still effectively a wealth transfer where the poorest get more money back from the system.
It's sorta genius in that way, poorer folk are still rewarded for picking the less polluting option, but in the end don't actually end up payijg more after the quarterly rebate
The article says this
The modern-day version of the catalogue will instead focus on low-rise builds, such as small multiplexes, student housing and seniors' residences, then explore a potential catalogue for higher-density construction.
So it sounds like that's sorta the plan
Thankfully there are modern building codes?
Where are you reading that? The article says this
The modern-day version of the catalogue will instead focus on low-rise builds, such as small multiplexes, student housing and seniors' residences, then explore a potential catalogue for higher-density construction.
Why not provide interest-free loans on multi-unit construction instead, something that can get built right away?
Is this a substantially different idea from what the feds are already doing? They are currently working with various cities to update zoning laws to allow for easier building of higher density in exchange for the feds spending a bunch of money to subsidize building homes in the city.
Providing interest-free lones to developers feels like a similar program with different pros and cons.
Where are you reading that? The article says this
The modern-day version of the catalogue will instead focus on low-rise builds, such as small multiplexes, student housing and seniors' residences, then explore a potential catalogue for higher-density construction.
Does fdroid have the update? The latest version it'll give me is 52.