JP Morgan warns of end to human life in climate report
The human race could cease to exist without massive worldwide action to tackle global warming, economists at JP Morgan have warned in a hard-hitting report on...
We Can’t Slow Climate Change Without the Energy Companies
Bigger and faster emissions reductions are possible if environmentalists and industry work together.
Carbon taxes vs. regulation: More effective, efficient & fair
Carbon taxes vs. regulation: More effective, efficient & fair By Jerry Hinkle, CCL Economics Policy Network Carbon taxes are garnering more research, in part due...
An Exxon-Owned Firm Figured Out How to Curb CO2 in 1991
An oil company figured out that only a high carbon price—even for today—could slow emissions.
Lawmakers, criticizing Wolf’s executive order on joining cap-and-trade program, say it’s their call
Some state lawmakers are telling Gov. Tom Wolf he went too far with an executive order for the commonwealth to join a regional effort to...
Columbia University economists publish study of bipartisan carbon pricing bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Columbia University economists publish study of bipartisan carbon pricing bill WASHINGTON, D.C., NOV. 6, 2019 — A group of five economists from...
IMF Says Carbon Tax Is Most Powerful Way to Fight Climate Crisis
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a report that says action is needed urgently to tackle the climate crisis. It said that countries around the...
Carbon price could allay ‘astounding’ cost to attain New York’s zero carbon target: Report
Introducing carbon pricing into competitive wholesale power markets could provide billions of dollars in net economic benefits, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) said Thursday.