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in reducing/offsetting CO2 emissions <br> | |||
One of the millennium development goals is to ensure environmental sustainability <br> | |||
Addressing deforestation <br> | |||
, we need to restore forest land lost in 10 years i.e. 130 million hectares. | |||
Which is equivalent to 14 billion trees a year for 10 years.<br> | |||
One hectare of tree on average absorbs 6 tonnes of CO2 <br> | |||
. 390 ppm <br> | |||
()<br> | |||
350 is desirable | |||
14 billion trees require 14 billion $ (UN - 1 $ a tree) <br> | |||
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Cost to cancel out deforestation: $14 billion/year <br> | |||
Where can the money come from??<br> | |||
Source 1:<br> | |||
Adult Entertainment: Worldwide Industry size: $97 Billion (2006, Internet Filter Review)<br> | |||
China: 28% ($27B). South Korea: 27% ($26B), Japan: 21% ($20B), USA: 14% ($13.6B)<br> | |||
Current USA rate of porn tax is 18.75 to 25%<br> | |||
Usa at 13.5B at 5% increase in tax of revenue = $675 million<br> | |||
Japan at $20B at 5% increase in tax of revenue = $1 billion<br> | |||
$34 billion leads to $1.7 billion/year for Japan and US at 5%<br> | |||
Source 2: <br> | |||
Decriminalise Marijuana: Source: Column Five Media via the heralddaily Oct, 2009 (ALL USA STATS)<br> | |||
Black market revenue of marijuana alone is estimated at $141.8 billion (approx 50% of all illegal drug revenue) (source: havocscope, a database of black-markets)...reference: cocaine is $70 billion <br> | |||
1 person is arrested for marijuana every 38 seconds<br> | |||
49.8% of all drug related arrests are for marijuana<br> | |||
In 2007-2008, over 1.7M arrests made for marijuana<br> | |||
Cost to incarcerate for 1 year: $23,876 (2009 DOJ)<br> | |||
Tax-payers dollars spend to prosecute marijuana offenders: $12 billion/year <br> | |||
$12 billion includes: The societal costs of propagandizing against marijuana and marijuana law reform, funding anti-marijuana research, interdicting marijuana, eradicating domestically grown marijuana and industrial hemp, law enforcement, prosecuting and incarcerating marijuana smokers<br> | |||
Legalising and adding tax is another option which can add approx. $2.2 and $6.4 billion/year (USA alone) (source: The Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Prohibition )<br> | |||
Summary<br> | |||
Revenue need to offset deforestation<br> | |||
Total revenue from taxing the adult entertainment industry in US/Japan @5%: $1.7 billion/year<br> | |||
Total revenue from decriminalising marijuana in USA: $12 billion/year<br> | |||
Total revenue from taxing marijuana in USA: $2.2-6.4 billion/year<br> | |||
Total revenue generated: $13.7/year - $20.1/year<br> | |||