Sentences with phrase «for carbon taxes»

The point at issue as far as I see it is that the MBH98 graph in TAR was the piece of «evidence» that was brandished by most politicians as the rationale for carbon taxes, wind farms, mercury light bulbs and all the other costly and inefficient burdens we tax payers are now saddled with.

Political deals (sometimes dubbed «grand bargains») to win Republican support for carbon taxes, such as the proposal by Democratic Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) and Brian Schatz (HA) therefore risk alienating labor, low - income advocates and economic - justice activists, many of whom are already tepid at best about carbon tax legislation that doesn't directly invest considerable carbon revenues in a «just transition.»

Nevertheless, we're working for a different outcome for carbon taxes.

McKibben, author of the classic The End of Nature and a supremely effective and engaged climate activist, has also advocated for carbon taxes in articles in Orion, Grist, Mother Jones and elsewhere.

The big takeaway for carbon taxes is that the short - run price - elasticity of gasoline demand is rising (Point # 2).

From January into April, we, like many of you, marched and protested while trying to see a way forward for carbon taxes under a denialist U.S. regime.

This page, featuring authors, writers and «pundits» (newspaper and magazine columnists, principally), is one of half - a-dozen compiling expressions of support for carbon taxes (or more targeted taxes, e.g., on gasoline) by notable individuals and organizations.

Then there is the demand for carbon taxes which will drive up the costs of everything including food.

That's why they support AGW theory (as a pretext for carbon taxes), while opposing nuclear power (in order to ensure that the actual effect of said carbon taxes is to raise revenue rather than to actually reduce CO2 emissions)?

An effective campaign for carbon taxes must be both intellectually sound and politically palatable.

At least as important, join and support Citizens» Climate Lobby, which since 2009 has been organizing to create political will for carbon taxes and which played a major role in both the 2015 and 2017 resolutions.

Worldwide, proposals for carbon taxes, cap - and - trade programs and meaningful CO2 reductions have foundered on a lack of political consensus.

Apparently Obama has not actually renewed his push for carbon taxes.

They have spent 40 years fighting for the regulatory mandates they currently administer or influence, not for carbon taxes.

Hardly a setback for carbon taxes.

But the «progressives» in the «Price Carbon Campaign» are pushing for carbon taxes on top of EPA regulation.

Attempts to devise such a system would inevitably devolve into litigation and political struggle with differing results in various jurisdictions, impeding the important work of building broad, global political support for carbon taxes.

Sen. Gore dodged the issue rather than standing up for carbon taxes.

There is no need for carbon taxes or exchanges or carbon sequestration or the Kyoto treaty or IPCC.

There is no need for carbon taxes or exchanges or carbon sequestration or the Kyoto treaty or IPCC, or Al Gore or worrying about methane burps..

Bradley McKinley: «If local solar is indeed cheaper than fossil fuels, there is no need for carbon taxes to make fossil fuels more expensive — market forces will ensure the switch all by themselves.»

If local solar is indeed cheaper than fossil fuels, there is no need for carbon taxes to make fossil fuels more expensive — market forces will ensure the switch all by themselves.

Following a thorough analysis of the WTO provisions governing harmonizing border provisions for carbon taxes, Hillman concluded:»... provided that policymakers carefully design a [carbon] tax, keeping in mind the basic requirements of the WTO not to discriminate in favor of domestic producers or to favor imports from certain countries over others... the threat of WTO challenges should not present a barrier to policymakers wishing to adopt a carbon tax system now.»

But «if anybody in Canada thinks they are going to get Donald to build a nation of windmills, and turn all America into a bicycle lane or a place for carbon taxes» — in that event, «if they are very, very polite, he'll give them a free ride on Trump Cruise Lines back to where they came from.»

No jurisdiction in the country needs to contemplate the need for carbon taxes more urgently than Alberta.

In the past, Tillerson has shown support for a carbon tax in lieu of other regulations.

Voicing support for a carbon tax through the Climate Leadership Council is good, but it's time to start actively lobbying for such policies, and supporting politicians who will enact them.

In a speech late last year in Paris at the Sorbonne, he called in no uncertain terms for a carbon tax.

If you don't think people consume too much by way of fossil fuels, then there's no need for a carbon tax.»

In the 2008 federal election, Opposition Leader Stéphane Dion also tried but failed to convince the public of the need for a carbon tax, despite Canadians» support for action on climate change.

He even reportedly tried to push for a carbon tax in a recent meeting with Trump:

As for the carbon tax, pollster Janet Brown did an extensive poll in Alberta for CBC (there have been many articles on it in the last week on CBC) and one of the interesting findings was that 66 % of Albertan's are still against the carbon tax and want it eliminated.

Democratic Congressman Jim McDermott has introduced carbon tax legislation in the House and former Republican congressman Bob Inglis is advocating for a carbon tax.

Labor set in train a tax cut to take effect next year, as part of the compensation package for the carbon tax.

Democratic governor Jay Inslee compared his fight for a carbon tax in his state of Washington to Nelson Mandela's fight against apartheid in South Africa.

In an interview with ClimateWire last night, the founder of NextGen Climate also downplayed the idea of placing a price on carbon dioxide and dismissed the notion of swapping the Clean Power Plan for a carbon tax.

Steyer also dismissed the idea of swapping the Clean Power Plan for a carbon tax, a concept favored by several conservative and libertarian think tanks.

Yesterday in a plenary session, Nordhaus repeated his long - standing preference for a carbon tax, which sets a price for carbon emissions, not an emissions goal.

The real role for a carbon tax, says Barker, is as a source of revenue to fund government action on the greenhouse effect.

An early target of the campaign is European proposals for a carbon tax on fossil fuels, rising to $ 10 per barrel by the end of the decade.

Resolution in Opposition to a Carbon Tax: Despite support for a carbon tax from ALEC members like ExxonMobil, ALEC is creating a model bill to weigh in on what will become the keystone policy battle for climate change science deniers, a battle that is already creating a rift among conservative groups, like the Koch - funded Heritage Foundation and the Heartland Institute against the R Street Institute.

We don't have federal climate change legislation in place in the United States, but the Obama administration is pushing for a carbon tax in the new budget.

The oil companies now accepting the science may insulate them from future claims of negligent deception, but doesn't apply to the current case of course because it comes too late, and it will strengthen the case for a carbon tax because the oil companies can not now argue the science is wrong.

And this, Krosnick says, is largely because they might only hear from the most vocal, opinionated voters, such as those who attend town hall meetings or angrily call them up — and if we're talking about a red state or county, chances are they're not calling for a carbon tax.

In that instance, PEN cited the hypothetical example of a film which is defunded because it calls for a carbon tax (which ironically is exactly what my 2008 «Dear Prime Minister» essay called for).

Among other things, he offered a sobering reality check in the face of a big, and largely wishful, push for a carbon tax as a budget fix.

Many presenters acknowledged the daunting political hurdles in Washington, which were most vividly described by Representative Bob Inglis, a Republican of South Carolina who was defeated in his primary race largely, he said, over his stance on global warming and the need for a carbon tax.

But he, too, can not be ignored when he calls for a carbon tax (admittedly a mild one at $ 2 - 14 / ton).

In other words, Google's great initiative should not be seen as a reason to dodge the need for a carbon tax or a robust carbon cap combined with a genuine, credible, carbon credit trading market.

I recommend: Convert this blog, or launch a second blog, wholly focused on advocacy for a carbon tax that rises steadily every month into the sunset, steeply enough to raise gasoline prices $ 0.20 / month — offset by reductions in payroll taxes.