Western Climate Initiative auction results show resilience of cap and trade and benefit of long-term climate investment strategy
The results of the latest joint California-Quebec cap-and-trade auction were released today. As expected, the auction was significantly undersubscribed, something not seen since February 2017....
Is this carbon price enough? Here’s what the experts say
Is this carbon price enough? Here’s what the experts say By Jerry Hinkle, CCL Economics Policy Network CCL volunteers are currently advocating for the passage...
Pa. carbon cap and fee plan projected to cut emissions, hasten coal closures
Pennsylvania's plan to begin requiring power plants to pay to release carbon dioxide into the air would reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade...
How carbon fees promote “free-market innovation”
How carbon fees promote “free-market innovation” By Jonathan Marshall, CCL Economics Policy Network When USA Today recently editorialized in favor of a national carbon fee...
Could Hawaii Pass The Country’s First Tax On Carbon Emissions?
The idea of a carbon tax has broad support from economists and a version was already approved by the state Senate. If agreed to by...
California-Quebec carbon auction kicks off 2020 with record allowance price
The results of February’s joint California-Quebec auction are in, and 2020 is off to a strong start in the Western Climate Initiative. Fewer allowances were...
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.