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Bill Nordhaus, The Nobel Prize, And Carbon Taxes

October 10, 2018 –
Bill Nordhaus, Climate Change, And Carbon Taxes Two events this week raised the profile of carbon taxes. The first was a report by the UN...
Business Taxes

The White House’s (Very Brief) Flirtation with a Market-Based Solution to Climate Change

April 7, 2017 –
For a brief shining moment the other day, it looked as if the Trump Administration was considering a carbon tax. Combined with its aggressive effort...
Business Taxes

What Should Government Do With Carbon Tax Revenues?

February 14, 2017 –
The other day, a high-powered group of former senior Republican policy advisers and business executives proposed replacing regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gases with a...
State and Local Issues

Why an unusual coalition defeated Washington state’s carbon tax initiative

November 14, 2016 –
Last Tuesday, Washington State voters rejected a ballot initiative that would have created the first carbon tax in the United States.
Business Taxes

Lessons for the US From Canada’s Ambitious Carbon Tax Plan

October 6, 2016 –
Earlier this week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped a bombshell: He’ll require every province to adopt either a carbon tax or develop a carbon...
Business Taxes

Exxon, Yes Exxon, Backs a Carbon Tax

June 30, 2016 –
The Wall Street Journal reported this morning (paywall) that Exxon, the world’s largest producer of fossil fuels, is actively lobbying for a carbon tax. Yes,...
Federal Budget and Economy

How Should We Use the Revenue from Taxing Carbon?

February 22, 2016 –
A US carbon tax could raise $1 trillion or more in new revenue over the next decade. There is no shortage of ways to use it. Tax reformers want to...
taxes
Business Taxes

How A Carbon Tax Could Have Prevented The Volkswagen Diesel Scandal

October 12, 2015 –
If anyone needed another example of why a carbon tax is a good idea, look no further than Volkswagen’s diesel scandal. The automaker’s efforts to...
Federal Budget and Economy

Senate Democrats Would Take Some Small Steps To Clean Up Energy Tax Breaks

September 21, 2015 –
A group of 28 Senate Democrats has proposed a major new energy bill that includes what they call significant reforms in the dozens of tax breaks...
Business Taxes

Could a Carbon Tax Prevent The Catastrophic Consequences of Climate Change That Obama Fears?

September 1, 2015 –
In recent days, President Obama has painted the risks of climate change in apocalyptic terms. Speaking in Anchorage, AK on Monday, Obama warned that...