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Carbon tax debate "like fighting about deck chairs on the Titanic"

Activists fear the political debate about the carbon tax is overshadowing debate about fighting climate change. With the world expected to blow past 1.5° C of warming, one compares it to "fighting about deck chairs on the Titanic."

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