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Heed pope, impose carbon tax
2015-06-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Providence Journal: Pope Francis has made it clear that all of us have a responsibility to be good stewards of this planet, and as such must address the challenge of climate change. Many frame this issue as capitalism vs. Christianity, as economic prosperity vs. morality. But it doesnt have to be one or the other. Just as capitalism has lifted millions out of poverty, it can also provide the answer to the climate challenge. Science tells us the earth is warming, and that greenhouse gas emissions are...
Democrats seek GOP support for carbon tax bill, face questions about jailing skeptics
2015-06-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Two liberal senators appealed to conservatives yesterday to support a carbon tax, opening what they hope is a rebooted debate on climate change that focuses on legislation over science. Democratic Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Brian Schatz of Hawaii chose to introduce an ambitious bill proposing a $45 fee on carbon dioxide at the American Enterprise Institute. The location was meant to convey an offer of partnership, they said. "With this bill I extend an open hand ... to conservatives...
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Democrats propose carbon tax
2015-06-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Two Senate Democrats sponsored a bill Wednesday to institute an economy-wide tax on carbon dioxide emissions, revenue that would be returned through rebates and tax cuts. Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) pitched their proposal at an event hosted by the conservative American Enterprise Institute, saying that their bill aligns with conservative economic principles and Republicans should support it. The tax would be charged at $45 per ton of carbon dioxide or equivalent...
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Carbon tax or trade? Debate loses steam as world embraces both
2015-05-28 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Tax versus trade is an issue that has stalked the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) over its 10 years of existence, but is fading in importance as the world moves towards increased use of both methods of cutting greenhouse gas pollution. The European Union set up the ETS in 2005 as a way of getting round policy-making rules that require the unanimity of member states to decide on a tax. Following years of legislative fine-tuning to overcome problems such as a glut of carbon allowances, they...
Canada: Carbon tax utterly insignificant
2015-05-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Sun: British Columbia's carbon tax has been described by admirers as among the best in the world for fighting climate change. Today I'm going to use it, including the most optimistic projections by its supporters, to show you why it is utterly meaningless in the absence of a truly global plan to combat greenhouse gas emissions. The tax, introduced in 2008 at $10 per tonne of industrial carbon dioxide emissions, now $30, is portrayed by its supporters as helping to transform B.C. into a low-carbon...
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