WORDS......

Are these just more words ?

They are very good words full of intention and willingness but that where it stops. 

We need to do exactly as you prescribe but within a fiscal and economic framework with a precise time scale. 

I believe we need to radically reform all our taxation methods globally, putting at center stage the value of all Natural Resources , not just carbon but All land, Oceans and Air  and any use of them by extraction,  pollution and alteration from the natural state would pay a tax  based on how severe the the use or consumption of them is on the ecosystems of the planet. 

We have to wake up and recognise that it is our monetary and greedy wealth that has and is causing the problem, We do not need more money for green technology , we need to have less money and have it redirected in a new SMART way to enrich us rather than COOK and FRY us !

Instead of taxing business for behaving without due environmental care , or taxing citizens for their labours, surely we need now to take a fresh look at taxation to make it suit the present and future needs of the planet and its long term stability and sustainability. 

Why not SCRAP all existing taxes which are often abused, by all sections of society unfairly over the populus and replace with a tax that treats everyone including governments , businesses and citizens all the same , it the taxes they pay. 

You clearly state "the polluter must pay", yes but who is the polluter, Yes its you and me, we consume and employ all these services and they all pollute, so surely we must all pay, and I suggest equally, through all the goods and services we use and consume.

So I suggest This Scrap all existing taxes and replace with a single NATURAL RESOURCE TAX  collected as near to source as possible and based on the ecosystem damage caused by their use and consumption.

This will create a mindset change as does any monetary changes , but it is aimed at empowering the consumer, as they pay more for their goods the more polluting they are, and quite rightly should pay more taxes for the damage of polluting the planet at all levels, 

By taxing at source you are making a real clear statement that those resources with the highest taxes are the most polluting and will then be passed down the chain of design, manufacture, marketing,distribution, and finally to sale , but not to forget the waste and recycling afterwards to make the circular economy work. 

This tax reform should just be the start of a far broader and wide ranging set of changes that would incorporate  reform of health, welfare pensions, benefits enabling the citizen to have more control and take more responsibility for their own actions , whether it is for education,or eating to much!

So I believe this could be achieved with a full UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME that would incorporate all these reforms within it. 

Finally but not probably the endm a Death Tax as suggested by Warren Buffet and Bill Gates Snr a few years ago, to help redistribute wealth more evenly within society as a whole. 

I am an Idealist  but  pragmatist also , As a farmer I believe Nature will heal , but only if it has not been destroyed to much and then we need a new deal for nature and this is what you have basically asked for in your brave new recommendations. 

The right action are needed quickly and targeted  with the sights an a timeline that is real and not one that keeps getting delayed

ACTION WITH THE WORDS