Is this is a weird way of asking if agricultural emissions will be taxed ( and not be put into the ETS)?

It would be pretty silly. The ETS cap is binding. It’s functionally equivalent to a tax, lowering the cap raises the tax. Adding a second, less flexible mechanism would create a bunch of new problems and not change anything

@Nps For the record, I’ve seen arguments that a hybrid system has benefits (DOI:10.1007/s10797-012-9214-3, mainly p. 12–13), but there’s a lot to it and I’m not taking a hard position myself here and now.

@yaboi69 the ETS has a price cap after which they release extra credits, as well as a price floor, so it's arguably already a hybrid system. If it hit the price cap and stayed there, it would arguably be functionally equivalent to a tax.

Does the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme count as a carbon tax? https://environment.govt.nz/what-government-is-doing/areas-of-work/climate-change/ets/

@B I don’t think it should (unless it’s a hybrid). They are both forms of carbon pricing, but they are different in important ways (predictable emissions vs. predictable prices).

@yaboi69 agreed.

@B No, the Emissions Trading Scheme doesn't count.

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