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April 16, 2008: Global Warming And Carbon Taxes, Bruce Ledewitz
April 16, 2008: Global Warming And Carbon Taxes, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Global Warming and Carbon Taxes
Carbon Tax: Ready For Prime Time?, Michael J. Zimmer
Carbon Tax: Ready For Prime Time?, Michael J. Zimmer
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
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Why And How To Tax Carbon, Michael Waggoner
Why And How To Tax Carbon, Michael Waggoner
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Increased concern about possible global warming due to rising levels of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide ("CO2") suggests the need to control emissions of CO2. This article explores a system of revenue-neutral carbon taxes as a supplement or alternative to other CO2 control systems such as subsidies, regulation, and cap-and-trade. A system of carbon taxation should be, the Article suggests, sufficiently fairer and simpler and more efficient than the other possible systems of CO2 control and that it merits serious consideration. Because the carbon tax that is suggested would be revenue neutral, it should be politically acceptable. Problems with …