Sentences with phrase «proponents of carbon taxes»

The proponents of carbon taxes or other pie in the sky schemes never want to consider those questions.

«Even the pretty strong proponents of the carbon tax, they don't try to assert that it will do anything about climate change.

Libertarian conservative groups such as the Niskanen Center and R Street have become vocal proponents of a carbon tax.

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Lagarde's remarks came one day after another carbon tax proponent assumed the reins of the world's most important climate body.

Editor's note: Yesterday the world's most influential newspaper finally did what CTC and other carbon tax proponents have sought for years: publish a ringing endorsement of a U.S. carbon tax.

And as proponents of Australia's Carbon Farming Initiative feared, 2012's $ 40 - million influx of carbon payments was not repeated in 2013 because of the anticipated repeal of the country's carbon tax, which occurred in July 2014.

Because neoliberal ideology has dominated political life in many countries including the United States, many if not most proponents of climate change policies have advocated for «market» based solutions to climate change such as carbon taxes or cap and trade programs.

During a debate about whether to implement a cap - and - trade policy or a carbon tax, Dan Lashof of NRDC, proponent of a cap (though an awfully mild proponent: «So I'm supposed to be here as a die - hard believer in cap - and - trade...»), had but one or two lone supporters in the large audience.

Some of their politicians are also advocating a cap, pretending it's not a tax and accusing carbon tax proponents of stealing from the poor.