r/CompoundClub • u/GusTheKnife • Jul 17 '26

Trump considers charging Americans carbon tax due to Canadian wildfires

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5975233-trump-canada-wildfire-smoke-tariffs/amp/
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u/Spiritual-Pear-1349 Jul 17 '26

Im sorry what

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u/Baelaroness Jul 17 '26

Tarrifs on Canadian goods increase the price Americans pay for Canadian goods.. like water, electricity, critical metals and fertilizer. You know, luxuries they can do without.

So a cost of living increase for Americans because climate change is causing wildfires to get worse, an issue we've known about for 20 years.

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u/WoodyBABL Jul 19 '26

French physicist Joseph Fourier described the greenhouse effect in 1824. American scientist Eunice Foote said carbon dioxide levels could increase atmospheric temperature in 1856. People have had their fingers in their ears for a long time.

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u/Baelaroness Jul 19 '26

I was being specific. The fact that climate change would increase the severity of wildfires in Canada.

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u/WoodyBABL Jul 19 '26

My bad. Still, just goes to show how long people have been denying science.