A Bipartisan Price on Carbon? Here's What to Watch For

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Date

June 20, 2017

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Media Highlight

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""For example, a recent Resources for the Future study found that a carbon price starting around $20 per ton could achieve emissions reductions of 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025, in line with the commitment the United States made under the Paris Agreement."

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Carbon Taxes

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Marc Hafstead

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Marc Hafstead is an RFF fellow and director of the Carbon Pricing Initiative and the Climate Finance and Financial Risk Initiative.

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