Bill Gates Endorses Carbon Tax, Raising Gas Prices 13 Cents Per Gallon

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Oct. 10, 2018

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The Daily Caller News Foundation

"The baseline $15 per metric ton of carbon emissions-tax translates into an extra 13 cents per gallon of gas, according to Resources for the Future."

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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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