The carbon tax should start at $200 per ton of CO2 emissions from burning the fossil fuel, plus additional amounts for methane, CH4, that can escape from the mine, well, or pipelines.
Damages from the increasing concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gas are already happening, and will get worse, so the carbon tax should increase as the concentrations and damages increase.
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