Flurry Of Carbon Tax Bills Float Menu Of Stringency, Revenue Options

August 7, 2019
The flurry of bills introduced this Congress to impose a tax or other kind of price on carbon emissions throughout the economy are floating a menu of options regarding the stringency of the policy and the use of revenues, even as prospects for major climate legislation appear slim in the near term. Roughly half a dozen economy-wide carbon pricing bills have been introduced this year, including a quartet floated just within the past few weeks. Most of the bills would...


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