Four Big Problems with a Carbon Tax

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Date

Nov. 29, 2017

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

Axios

"Go deeper: Environmental think tank Resources for the Future just launched a handy carbon tax calculator. For example, a $40 carbon tax would increase gasoline prices on average by 36 cents."

Topics

Traditional Carbon Pricing

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