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James Collis
@jamescollis.bsky.social
Chair of Citizens' Climate Europe
Member of the EU Climate Change Expert Group for ETS2

Carbon tax nerd: price, rebate & BCA
Fast, fair and effective.
The Carbon Pricing Incidence Calculator from PIK shows how this mild form of wealth tax can be progressive, incentivise all actors in the economy, and generate revenue.

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January 21, 2026 at 1:08 PM
ETS2 would put a price on fossil fuel heating and transport.

The legislation includes the option to make the tax progressive with "Climate Dividends" - cash rebates to households.

UK has experience with Carbon Floor pricing to make the signal clear and predictable for investors.
January 21, 2026 at 1:04 PM
At Citizens Climate Europe we ask for a chunky rising carbon price/tax on fossil fuels, swamping fossil fuel subsidies.

Then use enough of the revenue to make most poor and middle income families better off.

It's broadly a tax on the fossil fuel industry (and the rich) redistributed to all,
January 13, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Yep, suspect we're of a certain generation 🤣
January 9, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Doh (dough) has potential in Euringlish. Sense of humour included.
December 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I don’t know.

We use it as a forward facing model only. What happens if we do this from here, …
December 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM