If the government wants to reduce the burning of fossil fuels, it should impose a tax on

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Imposing a tax on either buyers or sellers of gasoline would effectively increase the price of gasoline, discouraging its consumption regardless of which side is directly taxed. The burden of the tax is shared between buyers and sellers depending on the elasticity of demand and supply.

If the Government Wants to Reduce the Burning of Fossil