The European Union’s carbon border tariff arrives in January. An architect of the plan discusses its impact on trade, competition, and climate.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on the Rising Prospects for a U.S. Carbon Border Fee
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse discusses the prospects for bipartisan U.S. carbon border fee legislation, and the need to protect the Biden Administration’s clean energy and climate achievements.
Janet Yellen and the Treasury Take on Climate Change
New Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has been tasked with combating climate change. What climate action is the Treasury likely to take under her leadership?
Carbon Tax Border Adjustments: Good Politics, Bad For Consumers?
While border adjustments alleviate economic pressure on polluting industries, at least in the near term, they transfer that pressure onto consumers.
Questioning The Promise of Carbon Border Tax Adjustments
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.
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.
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.
A Carbon Tax Won’t Kill the Economy
Criticism that carbon pricing will undermine the nation’s economy gets it wrong, though certain constituencies, particularly those dependent on oil, gas and coal may have grounds to worry about local impacts.
As Carbon Pricing Proposals Multiply, What’s the Right Carbon Price?
New carbon pricing initiatives in Washington set ambitious price targets that may not fly in the current political climate. Existing cap and trade markets may show what pricing will work - until the pols catch up.
Getting to the Right Carbon Price
Bipartisan carbon pricing proposals have started to appear at the national level, which begs a question: what’s the right price for carbon? An advisor to California and RGGI carbon markets offers insights.