Sentences with phrase «fee on carbon fuels»

I support creating a gradually rising fee on all carbon fuels and then rebating the revenue in equal shares to every single resident of the nation's capital.

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The suggestion of a carbon fee collected from fossil fuel companies with all revenues distributed to the public on a per capita basis [237] has received at least limited support [238].

In the video, Hansen doesn't discuss his preferred mechanism for propelling a shift away from fossil fuels — a rising fee on carbon - containing fuels that is fully returned to citizens.

A steadily rising fee on the production of fossil fuels based on the carbon emissions that will be released when they are burned will raise the price of fossil fuels, not all energy options.

The idea, proposed by Hansen, is simple: a fee on carbon emissions collected from fossil - fuel companies, with 100 percent of the money rebated to legal residents on a per capita basis.

He also explains his idea of putting a fee on carbon with dividend back to the people in order to cut back our dependence on fossil fuels.

The fee would be placed on carbon - based fuels at the source, which is the coal mine, oil well, or U.S. border.

The most straightforward form of carbon pricing is a carbon tax, which, in its simplest version, imposes a fee on every ton of carbon that enters the economy («upstream,» on fossil fuel producers and importers, as opposed to «downstream,» on fossil fuel consumers).

People would pay a tax or a fee on either the carbon they emit or the fossil fuels they purchase to incentivize lower usage as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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.

Carbon fee - and - dividend would start with a fee on fossil fuels similar to a carbon tax.

c. Only workable solution: rising across — the — board flat fee on carbon, collected from fossil companies at point where fossil fuel enters domestic market (domestic mine or port of entry).

Putting a price on carbon, in the form of a fee or tax on the producers of fossil fuels, can be an effective way to curb emissions of greenhouse gases.

A carbon tax is a fee imposed on the burning of carbon - based fuels (coal, oil, gas).

The focus of CCL's lobbying efforts is a bill that will put a steadily - rising fee on carbon - based fuels and return the revenue to all households.

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.

In this system, a fee is attached to fossil fuel products based on their associated carbon emissions, and 100 percent of the revenue is returned to the citizens.

The transformation of our fossil fuels - based energy system to reliance on energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable fuels won't happen fast enough without carbon fees or taxes sending the appropriate persistent and rising price signals into every corner of the economy and every aspect of life.

This bill contains a cap - and - trade program on greenhouse gas emissions by utilities and large industrial emitters, a carbon fee on transportation fuels, and a modest allocation of funds to energy efficiency.

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.

The rising fee will be charged to the roughly 1,140 fossil fuel producers via a simple line item on their monthly / quarterly estimated tax filings, and the rising dividends will be distributed equally to every citizen regardless of how much carbon they consume.

I can limit flood damage and improve health very simply: But I need lower cost energy (you don't want that), lower cost steel and transportation (you are working very hard to make both more expensive), more proper and safe rules and less excessive regulation (you want more regulation and more fees and more interferences from very propagandized zealots against work), lower costs for electricity, water and fuel (you seek more taxes and rules on all) no government corruption (The carbon taxes you want go ONLY to the corrupt third world dictators and NGO profit - seekers who are selling their ENRON - inspired carbon credits, none do anything for the people of each country forced into squalor and death.)

It found that households in the top quintile would pay an on average additional $ 319 per month, directly and indirectly, through higher fossil fuel prices associated with the carbon fee; that's more than three times the additional $ 96 per month that households in the lowest quintile would pay.

Hansen describes it as a «flat, across - the - board rising fee on carbon emissions» that would be levied on fossil fuels at a domestic mine or port of entry.

A fee - and - dividend system imposes a fee on the initial sale of a fossil fuel which is then redistributed to the public; the rising cost of carbon - intensive products would, it is hoped, encourage families to keep their carbon footprints low.