The Most Ambitious Climate Plan In History

View on Fortune website

Date

Sept. 10, 2018

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

Fortune

"As also discussed in our report, the nonprofit research organization Resources for the Future modeled the Baker-Shultz plan through 2035 based on a carbon tax starting in 2021 and a range of inflation-adjusted annual escalation rates from 3% to 6%. It found that U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions would decline to a level of 41% to 47% below 2005 levels by 2035, also raising the environmental bar substantially."

Related Content

External Event — Oct 2, 2025

Native Nations in the Energy Transition

Common Resources — Sep 11, 2025

If/Then: Repealing the Endangerment Finding Doesn’t Just Affect Domestic Climate Policy

If the endangerment finding structurally hampers US climate policy, then the impacts will reverberate through global climate policy.

Common Resources — Sep 9, 2025

What are Renewable Energy Credits Good For?

Renewable energy credits can help reduce risks associated with clean energy projects. Understanding the benefits, and potential drawbacks, of these credits will be important in deciding their broader role in the clean energy transition.

Resources Radio — Sep 9, 2025

The Role of Government Agencies in Wildlife Abundance, Decimation, and Recovery, with Dominic Parker

Dominic Parker discusses the first government-run environmental agencies in the United States—state wildlife agencies—and their influence on the survival of US wildlife.