Sentences with phrase «carbon fee policy»

TJ: The carbon fee policy provides an incentive for our business groups to reach the company's objective of carbon neutrality.

RPS bill just a starting point for strong climate action; Bill for a strong and equitable carbon fee policy expected to be introduced on June 5.

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Putting a price on carbon (preferably using a Fee and Dividend policy) will improve the economy while reducing emissions.

A revenue - neutral carbon tax or fee is a proposed policy to address global warming that's become increasingly popular, particularly in the US.

The remaining ads called for a number of policies the Obama administration supports, such as a $ 10 - per - barrel fee on oil and a fee on carbon - dioxide emissions.

Readers who actually want a thorough and careful account of the pros and cons of I - 732 from a policy point of view should read the three detailed articles by the Sightline Institute here: http://www.sightline.org/2016/08/01/pros-cons-carbonwa-carbon-tax-swap-ballot-initiative-732/ http://www.sightline.org/2016/08/02/does-initiative-732-carbon-tax-have-a-budget-hole/ http://www.sightline.org/2016/08/03/weighing-critiques-of-carbonwa-i-732/ Readers who are interested in the messy political conflict over the initiative might start with a couple of Patrick Mazza's articles: http://cascadiaplanet.blogspot.com/2015/11/can-wa-state-climate-policy-train-wreck.html http://cascadiaplanet.blogspot.com/2015/12/wa-climate-initiative-conflict-on-road.html If you want to know why the Alliance's proposal won't do much for low - income families facing higher energy costs as a result of a carbon fee (though it would produce a lot of union trade jobs by funding State infrastructure spending) start here: http://www.sightline.org/2016/08/16/green-stamps-a-climate-equity-proposal-for-the-pacific-northwest/

Some advocates are promoting the idea of a revenue - neutral «fee and dividend» policy, which would see 100 percent of carbon - tax revenue returned to households through some type of rebate program.

With its editorial, The Case for a Carbon Tax, the New York Times joins the growing community of opinion leaders, policy experts and, yes, elected officials who not only recognize the power of carbon taxes to quickly and equitably reduce emissions but also sense the emergence of a political critical mass that can enact fees into law.

The District of Columbia's economy is robust and diverse, so a carbon fee and rebate policy will impact different businesses and different sectors differently.

Because DC already has a firm clean energy funding stream, the DC carbon fee and rebate policy can use more of the revenue to put money back into the pockets of DC residents.

After three years of intense scrutiny, climate and economic experts have determined that a carbon fee - and - rebate policy would be the strongest and most comprehensive approach to addressing climate change in the District in an equitable manner.

The coalition has been urging the Council to introduce a more ambitious and timely carbon «fee - and - rebate» policy, which would put a fee on fossil fuel energy and re-invest the revenue into the D.C. community with rebates to residents and strategic investments in clean energy solutions.

DC will likely be the first place in the country to pass a carbon fee and rebate policy.

This is why the carbon fee and rebate policy is important for the health of our community.

In autumn, Mary Cheh, head of the Committee on Transportation & the Environment, told a crowd of Ward 3 Democrats that the proposed carbon fee - and - rebate policy is a «fabulous concept» that will «have to have Council support and the mayor's support — and [it] will.»

Our city can show true leadership in the climate movement and serve as an example to cities across the country by implementing a carbon fee and rebate policy.

Washington, DC — Dozens of students, teachers, and climate and justice advocates will join together for a rally on April 13 at 12:30 pm to urge the D.C. Council to introduce a strong, progressive carbon fee - and - rebate policy.

In spirit of the cherry blossoms we are asking you to use your creative energies and submit a haiku on why we need a carbon fee - and - rebate policy in D.C.!

They were unsure what Trump was going to do and they seemed much more open minded and interested in hearing CCL's policy of carbon fee and dividend.

The proposed carbon fee - and - rebate policy would place a fee on carbon pollution in the District and rebate a majority of revenue raised back to D.C. residents.

Representatives from 32 diverse DC - based organizations recently sent a letter to the DC Council regarding the proposed carbon fee - and - rebate policy.

The carbon fee would be an insurance policy aimed at rapidly dropping the emissions blamed with increasing the average temperature of the world's land and atmosphere, which are linked by scientists to increased melting of glaciers and icecaps and rising sea levels that pose a direct threat to south Louisiana, he said.

More importantly, a «fee» legal structure limits the uses of revenue from the policy to addressing carbon / pollution issues, not broader issues like rural economic development (as in 6203) or tax reform (as in I - 732).

Hansen then lays out the case for why he believes a carbon fee - and - dividend policy is preferable to an emission cap - and - trade approach, both for U.S. domestic policy and for achieving an effective international accord.

It's time to advance precedent - setting climate protection and economic justice, right here in the District of Columbia Our proposed carbon fee - and - rebate policy would hold polluters accountable for the costs of climate change, level the playing field for clean energy, and lift up every resident of DC (that's you!)

Is there research to suggest that policies similar to your fee - bate and R&D approach would be as efficient or more efficient than a carbon tax with the revenue reducing other distortionary taxes?

I then made my pitch for a carbon fee - bate policy which would place a carbon price on oil sands and other sources of carbon emissions equivalent to that paid by firms in the EU and which, if implemented worldwide, would allow the world to meet science - based emissions reduction targets.

However, that optimism is based on the assumption that we are close to the point when it is widely recognized that a policy with an across - the - board rising carbon fee that rapidly phases down carbon emissions also makes good economic sense.

Citizens» Climate Lobby recommends a policy known as «carbon fee and dividend,» — a steadily rising fee is placed on fuels based on the amount of CO2 they will emit when burned.

Join Citizens Climate Lobby, the vital and committed nationwide network of activists that is putting the revenue - neutral carbon tax known as «fee - and - dividend» (delightfully explained in CCL's 2 - minute video) on the policy map.

With a carbon fee - and - rebate policy called the Climate and Community Reinvestment Act of D.C., companies that buy and sell fossil fuels in the District would pay a steadily - rising fee on each ton of heat - trapping pollution they cause.

It also urges for policies to reduce CO2 emissions, saying, «A carbon fee is the sine qua non for phasing out emissions, the urgency of slowing emissions also implies other needs including widespread technical cooperation in clean energy technologies.»

Because nature does not charge for the ecosystem services it provides, pricing these externalities is a matter of public policy, which can be addressed through a wide variety of financial as well as regulatory mechanisms, such as carbon taxes, land - value assessments, and / or various forms of ecological - use fees (Sanderson 2013).

«The message for policymakers is that we have a global crisis that calls for international cooperation to reduce emissions as rapidly as practical,» the study states, before endorsing a rising carbon fee as a policy solution.

«Our policy implication is that we have to have a carbon fee and some of the major countries need to agree on that and if that were done it would be possible to actually get global emissions to begin to come down rapidly I think,» Hansen said.

In the talk, he told listeners his top ten reasons for climate hope and praised their efforts to apply a carbon fee and dividend — a high - leverage policy that will lead to greater energy efficiency, more renewable energy, and reduced -LSB-...]