Most carbon tax proposals include a border adjustment to protect American industry from foreign competition. Yet research suggests that benefits won't extend to consumers.
Trump Rollbacks Of Energy Regulations Won’t Survive A New Administration
The very tools that Trump has used to undo Obama-era protections could come back to haunt him.
Will Trump’s Regulatory Rollbacks Survive?
President Trump has gone to great lengths to undo the regulatory accomplishments of his predecessor. But the president’s methods could come back to haunt him.
June Developments Point To Inevitability Of National Carbon Price
The momentum for carbon pricing is strong, and a carbon tax, in particular, is the favored vehicle of many prominent economists.
Sale Of Largest East Coast Refinery Closes With Last Minute Drama
As Hilco and PES’s creditors squabbled over the refinery’s final sale price, concern grew that the sale would falter.
UN Pushes Decarbonization Plans As COVID Recovery Tool
Addressing the COVID crisis and climate change shouldn’t be viewed as an either/or proposition.
Understanding the Social Cost of Carbon
The social cost of carbon provides an estimate of the economic damage caused by carbon emissions. A climate economist tells how it’s calculated.
How a Green New Deal Could Redraw America’s Map
Climate change, and the policies to address it, will change where we live and work and how we produce energy and food. Two environmental designers discuss an atlas of our country’s future.
Why Americans Want a Carbon Tax, But Won’t Support One at the Polls
An economist looks at how economic worries, and political ideology, have made carbon taxes a tough sell.
Developing the Electric Grid for Carbon-Free Energy
More states are targeting 100% clean energy, but is the electric grid ready? An expert in energy policy and economics looks at the policy challenges to creating a robust, carbon-free electricity system.