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German Chancellor Calls for Europe Wide Carbon Pricing on Transport and Industry

Guest essay by Eric Worrall As Germany and Europe reels from the economic impact of Covid-19, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has just added to the reasons for not investing in…

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Republican Led Government Commission Recommends a Carbon Tax

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a government body led by Republican appointee Heath Tarbert, has just recommended imposition of a carbon tax.

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Supreme Court case on carbon price is about climate change, not the Constitution

The Supreme Court of Canada begins hearing appeals in three cases on Sept. 22 to determine whether Ottawa’s national carbon price is constitutional. Appellate courts in Saskatchewan and Ontario had...

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The Economist: Future Gasoline Automobile Bans are as Effective as a Carbon Tax

According to The Economist, announcing a future ban on the sale of gasoline cars, as California just did, helps shape future expectations, and discourages investment in vehicles with a looming end of...

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Aussie Government: “we don’t need a [carbon] price because renewables are too...

According to The Guardian, the Australian Government is "more concerned with the impact of short term electricity price rises on a small number of highly energy-intensive manufacturers" than solving...

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The Guardian: A $20+ Carbon Tax would Boost Economic Growth

From the "lets tax our way to prosperity" school of economics; According to Guardian author Greg Jericho, although it might seem like a massive carbon tax would hammer the economic recovery from...

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The Conversation: Biden Could Hit Australia with Import Duties, to Punish...

More greens celebrating the punishment Biden will allegedly inflict on Australia; According to The Conversation, if Biden wins Australia will be punished for Australia's climate complacency

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Canada’s Trudeau Promises $170 / Ton Carbon Tax by 2030

Canada PM Justin Trudeau has promised to make manufacturers pay $170 / ton of CO2 for the crime of providing Canadians with jobs and economic security.

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UK Carbon Tax to Drive Up the Cost of Gas Heating, Milk and Beef

If you read Willis' excellent essay on energy poverty, you might think countries like Britain would be keen to address this terrible burden on the poor. Think again; the reality is British and European...

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The American Petroleum Institute did what? Because climate?

Guest “explaining what the API did” by David Middleton Note: The primary purpose of this post is simply to lay out what the API has actually endorsed regarding carbon pricing.…

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Elon Musk Demands a Carbon Tax

Buys Bitcoin, bans bitcoin for Tesla purchases because of the Carbon Footprint, praises Dogecoin, calls for a Carbon tax.

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Europe faces global scepticism about its carbon border tax

The European Union faces an uphill battle to convince trading partners that the world’s first levy on carbon imports is fair, workable and a necessary part of the bloc’s attempted green revolution as...

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A ‘Carbon Fee’ Will Not Save Hawaii from Climate Change

is absurd to levy this sort of regressive tax on people, potentially destroying household budgets in a state that is already extremely expensive to live in

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New Zealand Introduces a Climate Change Meat Tax

In the face of last month's UN warning that 49 million people in 43 countries face severe risk of starvation, the New Zealand Government has chosen now to introduce a new climate change food tax.

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Policy Implications of The Energy Storage Conundrum

Unfortunately, our powers-that-be don’t seem to have those five minutes to figure out the obvious, so we’ll just have to bash them over the head with it.

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The Unserious Case for CO2 Taxation Domestically and at the Border (Zycher in...

The CLC proposal is poor conceptually and deeply unserious. The post The Unserious Case for CO2 Taxation Domestically and at the Border (Zycher in 2017 for today) first appeared on Watts Up With That?.

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Europe Launches a Carbon Tax Attack Against the US Economy

This new carbon tax is a slap in the face for every non-EU nation which has contributed to Europe's attempts to contain Russia. The post Europe Launches a Carbon Tax Attack Against the US Economy first...

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Awkward – Canada creates a brand-new fossil fuel subsidy just in time for...

Energy illiteracy is the slow-moving black plague of our time. The post Awkward – Canada creates a brand-new fossil fuel subsidy just in time for COP28, a reminder that sticks hurt and carrots are...

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Canadian Climate Policy: Reasonableness Needed

They exhibit an almost ritualistic narcissism defending their crowning achievement, the Carbon Tax, and treat opposition to its efficacy as malignant, unintelligent treachery while demonstrating...

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Germany’s Nationwide Discontent Will Be Fueled Further by Higher CO2 Tax –...

The CO2 tax increase will also impact the prices at the gas pump and be felt by both both consumers and businesses. The post Germany’s Nationwide Discontent Will Be Fueled Further by Higher CO2 Tax –...

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