I disagree. These half ass solutions come from parties with vested interests and effectively amount to inaction while taking the wind out of the sales of any real action. Carbon tax (the kind with credits and offsets) is a license to pollute. A direct tax on carbon would actually force them to change which would be bad for the economy so we can't have that. Compromise (listening to NIMBYS and lobbyists) is exactly what not to do. You can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs.