Sentences with phrase «national carbon tax»

The world's first national carbon tax was just finalized.
Proponents of price - based emissions control have argued for the adoption of national carbon taxes (Cooper 2000; Nordhaus 2007), or a common global carbon tax (Stiglitz 2006).
Our pivot from national carbon tax campaigning accelerated in August, after Gov. Andrew Cuomo unexpectedly announced his support for congestion pricing.
However, though countries like Chile, Korea, China and US are moving towards national carbon tax or emission trading system, the world is far away from forming a global carbon market.
... Commitment to a price target does not require national carbon taxes, or even fossil - fuel taxes.
Do the authors of the Cato paper disagree with this line of thinking, which is often forwarded for why a unilateral national carbon tax might well induce global carbon taxation even absent an international agreement?
Economists overwhelmingly support a well - designed national carbon tax.
The Carbon Tax Center has been at the forefront of pursuing national carbon taxes that are proven to reduce carbon emissions.
We know that a Harper government will continue to shield the industry from a national carbon tax, but the issue is secondary in nature, at best.
But if Trudeau can't successfully get that pipeline built to the west coast, or put a national carbon tax in place — and both plans remain fraught with legal challenges and protests — his troubles could grow far beyond the edges of public sentiment.
A national carbon tax plan threatens to kill jobs, hinder economic growth and raise taxes for Northerners.»
One benefit of a national carbon tax the article fails to mention is improved health.
Some, including New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, have suggested that a national carbon tax — an extra cost per amount of fossil fuel burned — would be simpler and more effective than any cap - and - trade system.
Huertel told Canadian Press in the run - up to the gathering of environment ministers that «a national carbon tax hurts existing systems like cap - and - trade.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Bucking global efforts to curtail carbon pollution, Australia's conservative government yesterday abolished a national carbon tax that it had long opposed.
Alternatively, a Democratic president would be looking to expand on Obama's climate regulations and also provide enough coat - tails to return the Senate to Democratic control — and perhaps give new hope to resurrecting climate bills or a national carbon tax.
Japan's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is a 26 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 from 2013 levels.1 To achieve this, the Japanese government has set carbon targets for all sectors backed up by a national carbon tax and Tokyo emissions trading scheme.
However, since taking office, Finance Minister Bill Morneau has been responsible for implementing some of the most pervasive tax changes in Canadian history including an aggressive attack on small business owners, a material hike to income taxes pushing rates to over 50 per cent in some provinces and a national carbon tax.
But rather than lowering an existing tax, it relies on a so - called tax - and - dividend model: As the state of Alaska does with oil revenues, revenues from the Council's national carbon tax would be returned equally to all American households in quarterly «dividends» digitally deposited in Social Security accounts.
Following British Columbia's lead, carbon prices have now been introduced in Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec, and the national government intends to institute a national carbon tax plan in 2018.
«A national carbon tax would devastate an already struggling American economy, force the cost of gas at the pump to jump even higher, and kill millions more jobs here at home,» Scalise said.
It was very inspiring to see Canada taking a step forward getting ready to implement a national carbon tax.
It felt like being their sharing the American perspective gave the Canadians hope that they should continue their movement towards a national carbon tax.
It was a lesson to see that even when we eventually get the U.S. Congress to the point where they will pass a pass a national carbon tax, it will probably be woefully short of seriously addressing the problem.
In July, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard unveiled a national carbon tax on that country's 500 worst polluters, after her predecessor was turfed from office when his own carbon pricing scheme withered on the vine.
Some limited government advocates may be intrigued by the possibility of a grand bargain in which a national carbon tax replaces all federal and State anti-carbon regulatory programs.
Representatives from a coalition of veteran Republican officials — including five who have either served as treasury secretary or as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers — met Wednesday with White House officials to discuss the idea of imposing a national carbon tax, rather than using federal regulations, to address climate change.
Some states may have more ambitious environmental goals (or a greater desire for revenue sources) than those embodied by a national carbon tax, and might maintain their state - level policies.
In August of 2007, the World Resources Institute and the Brookings Institution jointly published a policy brief by Prof. Metcalf, outlining a national carbon tax paired with a partial refund of the payroll tax.
Other states may decide that a national carbon tax addresses their policy aims and abandon independent policies.
The election of Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister and Rachel Notley as premier of Alberta hold out the possibility of a national carbon tax in Canada that could serve as a model around the globe.
In 2012, a University of Chicago survey asked 40 prominent economists from across the political spectrum whether they would prefer the government to raise revenue through traditional income taxes or via a national carbon tax.
Unlike Canada, Norway's government doesn't run on hydrocarbon revenue but on a national carbon tax.
In a more positive example, Australia recently enacted a national carbon tax.
Some, including New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, have suggested that a national carbon tax — an extra cost per amount of fossil fuel burned — would be simpler and more effective than any cap - and - trade system.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced today his support for a national carbon tax.
If I could get every American to do one thing, it would be to vote green and let your legislators know that you support a national carbon tax or cap - and - trade system.
«Earth near tipping point, climatologist warns», a Toronto Star article, says James Hansen is back to warn that the Earth is nearing a tipping point, to call for a national carbon tax and to say that CEO's of energy companies may be guilty of crimes against humanity and nature.
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