Why Liberals Should Accept a Conservative Carbon Tax Plan

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Feb. 19, 2017

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The Hill

"Meanwhile, Resources for the Future modeled various sets of carbon taxes that could achieve the Paris pledge. As co-author Marc Hafstead explained via email, their modeling shows a tax rising to $38/ton (in year 2013 dollars) by 2025 would meet the target. The council's proposal would exceed that level with its annual increases, and yield further benefits for decades to come."

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Marc Hafstead

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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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