The use of natural resources is unequally distributed at a global level. Those who use the least resources, bear most of the effects of excessive resource use, above all the impact of climate change. While countries of the Global South export resources, countries of the Global North outsource dirty production, and thereby environmental costs, to the Global South. Environ-mental taxes are not only useful in deterring environmentally damaging behavior. They can generate tax revenues that enable especially poorer cash-strapped countries…