Carbon Cap or Tax? Experts Don’t Agree on Whether a Carbon Tax or a Cap-and-Trade System is the Best Way to Set a Price on Carbon Emissions

Date

March 4, 2008

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

Environmental Science & Technology

Karen Palmer analyzes the difficulties in implementing a carbon tax.

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Karen Palmer

Senior Fellow

Karen Palmer is a senior fellow at RFF and an expert on the economics of environmental, climate and public utility regulation of the electric power sector.

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