fossil fuel

Joe Manchin Just Made A Great Argument In Support of A Carbon Tax

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin set off environmentalists last week when he said tax credits to subsidize the purchase of electric vehicle (EV) tax credits...

May 3, 2022Howard Gleckman

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Clean Energy Tax Credits Can’t Do the Work of a Carbon Tax

As another season of record-breaking heat, wildfires, and hurricanes unfolds, Congress is debating how to address climate change and fund green infrastructure in its $3.5...

October 5, 2021Thornton Matheson

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Most 2020 Candidates Say They’d Fight Climate Change, But Leaders Don’t Back A Carbon Tax

Most presidential candidates acknowledge the urgency of climate change. Few would use tax policy to its full potential.

November 26, 2019Thornton Matheson

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Distributional Effects of a Carbon Tax Depend on How the Revenue is Spent

Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy just released a series of papers on how a carbon tax would reduce greenhouse gas emissions, affect economic...

July 19, 2018Eric Toder