Carbon Tax
A Carbon Tax Could Recoup Trump’s MPG Standards Cut
All told, a carbon tax would suppress carbon dioxide emissions eight times as much as the mileage freeze will elevate them.
August 6, 2018
Grover Norquist Buckles to Pressure From Koch-Backed Group on Carbon Tax
Some readers took issue with yesterday's post that characterized a carbon tax as a terrific but politically unlikely proposal, after the Obama administration shot down the idea last week. Putting a price on carbon emissions is, after all, generating renewed interest from across the ideological spectrum. Notably, the libertarian American Enterprise Institute is co-sponsoring a forum on the issue today with the left-leaning Brookings Institution, Resources for the Future, and the IMF.
November 13, 2012
Yes, We Have No Carbon Tax
About 12 hours after President Obama won re-election, Bloomberg News ran this tantalizing headline: "Obama May Levy Carbon Tax to Cut U.S. Deficit, HSBC Says."
November 12, 2012
Lower Taxes, Less Smog: The Carbon Tax’s Wild Success in British Columbia
Want to lower taxes? Reduce pollution? Promote savings and investment, rather than borrowing and spending?
July 10, 2012
London Imposes $50 Guzzler Fee on SUVs and Lux Roadsters
London Mayor Ken Livingstone is on a tear. Yesterday he announced a £500 million investment in new bicycling infrastructure. Today, he approved a plan to charge the drivers of SUVs, high powered sports cars and other large engine, high emission vehicles a £25 fee ($48.75!) to drive into Central London's congestion charging zone. Simultaneously, low emission vehicles will become exempt from paying the charge. In a press release, Livingstone said,
February 12, 2008
Is Barack Obama the Livable Streets Candidate?
Barack Obama is a long-time cyclist (Photo: Chicago Tribune)
January 2, 2008
Carbon Tax vs. Cap and Trade
Congressional debate on climate change has revealed division among politicians on how to best regulate carbon emissions. From NPR's Marketplace, we get a report on the sharp difference between leading Democrats in both houses, Sen. Barbara Boxer (CA) and Rep. John Dingell (MI)
August 29, 2007
The Suburbanist Paradox
The Atlantic Monthly's Matthew Yglesias argues that high-density living is a key strategy to fight climate change. Yglesias takes issue with fellow Atlantic Online blogger Ross Douthat and author Joel Kotkin, who defend suburban sprawl -- what James Kunstler has famously called "the most destructive development pattern the world has ever seen, and perhaps the greatest misallocation of resources the world has ever known." Reporting on a recent talk by Kotkin, Douthat writes:
July 6, 2007
Quebec Approves Carbon Tax on Fuels to Cut Greenhouse Gases
Quebec will become the first Canadian province to impose a carbon tax on energy producers. Bloomberg reports:
June 14, 2007
Support Builds for Carbon Taxes Over “Cap and Trade”
The Independent reports that European CO2 emissions are rising not falling, casting doubt on the EU's touted Emissions Trading Scheme:
April 5, 2007