Dr Chris Hope argues for taxing dirty energy

Dr Chris Hope says the government needs to make it of interest for people and businesses to green by ensuring green sources of energy are the cheaper ones. Only 10-15 per cent of the population is motivated strongly to go green if it's not in their own economic best interests. Dr Hope explains that business is key to creating a green economy. Steps are required to ensure that businesses, looking for value-for-money in their energy supply and use, end up with a clean and green product. This can be done by making sure that anything that is dirty has a tax on it to recognise the pollution, the damage and impact caused by that dirty energy. If there is no tax or price on dirty energy and the pollution it causes, there will be no incentive for businesses to go green.