Sentences with phrase «high carbon tax»

If we put higher carbon taxes in place, not only would it encourage conservation, but it would directly discourage «alternative» energy that relies heavily on fossil fuels.
On the other hand, a comparatively high carbon tax would lead to increased demand for allowances and higher prices in the cap - and - trade jurisdiction.
Governments talk far too much about setting a relatively high carbon tax on emissions while focusing far too little on ensuring a meaningful increase in research and development to bring about necessary breakthroughs.
Similarly, while I doubt that nuclear power is ever going to prove an economically viable energy source, even in the presence of high carbon taxes, I have no problem with mining and exporting uranium, subject to the usual environmental safeguards needed for mining operations in general.
I am not completely discounting this being a possible necessary govt role because what happens if a sizeable proportion of people are rich enough and want to retain use of gas guzzling muscle ICE cars as status symbols despite high carbon taxes while it also becomes clear we need to get to zero net emissions?
How many Mail readers realise that one of our government's top climate policy advisers, Dieter Helm, is recommending what, to them, would be an eye - wateringly high carbon tax.
Short - term gains, e.g. more trips to the mall or Wal - Mart to load up on giant - screen TVs, iPhones, etc. are much easier to sell to folks than higher carbon taxes, more conservative uses of energy, etc..
Since R&D is long lead time and the economy is weak if could be the ideal approach is to get a modest tax now with the expectation of a higher carbon tax in the 10 -40-year timeframe which is key for people deciding what power plants to buy or cars to build.
A low carbon tax fared slightly worse, while the high carbon tax has been completely rejected by readers.
At the higher carbon tax levels that would make truly monumental dents in emissions, say, $ 100 / ton, the annual charge would be a million bucks a year.
Large value declines of solar PV in a high carbon tax scenario when changing from policies excluding nuclear and CCS (green line) to policies including all options (orange line).
A high carbon tax might sound scary but there are two mitigating factors that need to be considered.
Falling gas prices and higher carbon taxes have combined to leave coal generators facing increasing losses.
In Norway, the highest carbon tax rate is paid on petrol, (US) $ 57 per metric ton CO2 (2010 info, current exchange rates).
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