When will the governments (and their all too numerous "useful idiots" of the media) state the unadulterated truth to the people?
Carbon (like in wood, coal, oil, natural gas) is an energy source -- not a "pollutant"
Presumably, any government has the right to levy a tax on anything they want. In that sense, a tax on "carbon" or any energy source would be no different than a tax on food or clothing; it's all coming out of your pocket. However, the right to levy taxes does not give government a right to call "carbon" (by their interpretation really meaning "carbon dioxide") as a form of "pollution."