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		throwaway167 on Dec 26, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: UK becomes first G20 country to halve its carbon e... Income's circular. Airline related employees etc would have less. While others get the substitution. But where's the net increase?

bluGill on Dec 26, 2023 | [–]

Those employees would need to get a new, more productive job

tonyedgecombe on Dec 26, 2023 | [–]

Services get cheaper so we consume more of them. See Jevon's paradox.

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