First of all, Carbon Taxes do not work.

The price of oil and gas hit historical high points in the last 10 years.  The use of oil and gas increased in all years where the economy was doing well and went down when he economy was doing poorly.  There is a better correlation between GDP and energy use, which should show governments that the key to a good economy is affordable, reliable energy and that energy is a need not a luxury.

People need energy - to heat homes, go places, have goods delivered to stores etc.  There are no affordable, reliable energy substitutes with zero emissions  that are currently even in a pilot stage that could power he world.

One example for Canadians is home heating.   Natural gas is between $3 & $4/GJ.  The equivalent electric furnace, taking into account efficiency, would be the equivalent of $40/GJ in Ontario.  So unless the Carbon tax is over 1000%, no one would make a switch to heating with an electrical furnace if natural gas is an option.