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This editorial develops the idea of taxing the carbon we spend each day. Climatic change from unprecedented concentrations of carbon dioxide will disrupt the world's economy in the future. The problem is that people don't pay for their carbon emissions, and so they make little effort to spend them wisely. A carbon tax would go a long way toward linking carbon emissions to economics. Policy solutions and life style changes are also important. Ultimately reducing carbon emissions will depend on whether we incorporate their costs into the way we think about economics and the way we think about our lifestyles