A global effort for long-term responsibility

Make pollution
expensive.

Short-term comfort has a long-term cost — and it's yours. Every product carries a hidden environmental price. We propose a global CO₂-equivalent fee across the entire supply chain, so the true cost of what you consume is no longer someone else's problem.

A fee at every stage

CO₂-equivalent fees are applied upstream at each point in the supply chain. The total cost accumulates into the final price — making high-emission products naturally more expensive.

Extraction

Raw material mining, oil drilling, harvesting

+ CO₂ fee

Production

Manufacturing, refining, processing

+ CO₂ fee

Transport

Shipping, freight, logistics

+ CO₂ fee

Retail & Use

Distribution, consumer use phase

+ CO₂ fee

Disposal

End-of-life via extended producer responsibility

+ CO₂ fee

The data already exists. Lifecycle assessments (LCAs) and product carbon footprints cover the full chain — extraction through disposal. We don't need new science. We need political will.

Stop pretending the world is an infinite resource pool. There is enough for everyone to thrive — we just need to manage what we have. Choose responsibility over comfort. Make the real cost visible, and let the market adapt.

What we stand for

This isn't about awareness campaigns or voluntary pledges. It's about redesigning economic incentives from the ground up.

Principle 01

Price, not awareness

Decades of awareness campaigns haven't bent the emissions curve. Price signals change behavior at scale — automatically, universally, and immediately.

Principle 02

Protect people, not polluters

Revenue goes to public goods and minimum income to offset higher prices. No subsidies for companies to "go green." If you pollute, you pay. The money shields citizens.

Principle 03

Social cost of carbon

The fee per ton is based on the real damage CO₂ causes. Higher price means stronger behavioral change — but also demands stronger social redistribution to keep it fair.

Principle 04

Start local, shift global

Begin with national or regional implementation, then expand. Local action builds proof, political momentum, and trade agreements that make global adoption inevitable.

Try the calculator → — see what your own consumption really costs.

What does this look like?

Using existing lifecycle assessment data and a carbon price of $100 per ton of CO₂-equivalent.

Case Study

Beef

Lifecycle emissions ~30 kg CO₂e / kg
Carbon price applied $100 / ton
Additional cost per kg ~€3.00
Includes feed production (oil-based fertilizers), methane from cattle, land use change, and processing. Most emissions come from biology — not just energy inputs.

Case Study

Crude Oil

Lifecycle emissions ~400 kg CO₂e / barrel
Carbon price applied $100 / ton
Additional cost per barrel ~$40
Significant price impact — but costs dilute as oil gets distributed across thousands of downstream products. The biggest impact falls on concentrated high-emission processes like livestock, not just industrial inputs.

Price the damage

See what everyday products would really cost if environmental damage was included in the price.

CO₂ footprint
Sources: Poore & Nemecek (2018), Science 360:987 (food) · UK DEFRA 2023 (fuel/flights) · Apple/Levi’s Product Environmental Reports (electronics/clothing)

Open questions

We don't pretend to have every answer. These are the hard problems we need collective intelligence to solve.

What exact carbon price is needed to meaningfully shift consumer and industrial behavior without causing economic shock?

How do we enforce accurate lifecycle accounting globally, when supply chains span dozens of countries with different standards?

How should we handle imports from non-compliant countries? Carbon border adjustments are promising but politically and logistically complex.

What is the realistic path to political feasibility within EU structures — and how do we build the coalition to get there?

How fast can we transition without destabilizing livelihoods? What does the right balance between urgency and social stability look like?

Setting the ground rules

We believe there is enough for everyone to be happy and thriving — without killing the planet. We don't need to consume less out of guilt. We need to manage our resources honestly, price the real cost, and protect the people who need it most. This is about building the rules that safeguard both the planet and us.