• Changetheview@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    For sure. This is basically the incentives and kick starting. Sustainable energy and utility production are already massively profitable. This is just a basic usage of the tax system to prioritize and incentivize specific actions for the systems/places that likely need it most.

    A ton of private capital will be flowing and it’s likely that many investors and private business owners will get very wealthy from these programs. Not to mention that many others will gain valuable employment.

    Will it be completely perfect? Nope. But it’s exactly what developed nations do to create a nice place to live with reliable, advanced infrastructure. And they’ll create many economic windfalls while doing so.