So how do we ensure that the countries with
national carbon pricing systems keep and strengthen them, and convince the countries without such national systems to implement them?
Not exact matches
To achieve this, the federal government committed to implementing a
national carbon pricing «backstop» that would apply in any province or territory that does not have a
carbon pricing system in place by 2018 that is consistent with the federal scheme.
But states often serve as laboratories of democracy, and a successful
carbon tax in Massachusetts could help to broaden support for a
national or even global
carbon pricing system — if powerful fossil fuel companies like ExxonMobil get out of the way.
The Clinton campaign has shown no indication that it intends to call for any form of direct
pricing of
carbon, such as a
carbon tax or a
national cap - and - trade
system, efforts to address climate change that would require Congressional approval.
These various policies are credible, and they will send
price signals that affect business decisions (but not across the board nor with ideal efficiency, as would a
national carbon tax or a
national carbon cap - and - trade
system).