What's the Best Way to Price Carbon Emissions: Cap and Trade, Cap and Dividend ...

TreeHugger (Jun 22 2010) Construction , Cap and Trade , Carbon Tax , Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Solar

1. With all the talk about getting the United States off of oil, energy independence, creating a low-carbon future, et cetera, one of the key parts of that is reducing carbon emissions, whether they are from electricity, transportation or wherever they occur. Central to that is setting a price on carbon emissions. What options are there to do this? Cap and trade may be the main option being considered, but both a cap and dividend approach, as well as a carbon tax have their vocal proponents. Let's take a look at each: (Read Full Article)

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