Report: Baker-Shultz Carbon Tax Would Top Paris Goals

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Date

Sept. 10, 2018

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Media Highlight

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Greenwire

"The analysis assumes Congress considers the plan next year and implements it starting in 2021. Building on data and modeling from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Resources for the Future and the Rhodium Group, it suggests emissions reductions would come quickly as a result of fuel switching, increased investments in zero-carbon sources and more efficient use of fossil fuels."

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