According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the EU and Biden administration working together could together impose a global carbon price to which even China would have to submit. But there…
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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.
Climate Thinktank Slams Australia for Global Warming Inaction
Surging fossil fuel use and exports, no large scale carbon pricing scheme, no carbon target – almost as if the Australian government and the people who voted them into office…
The Conversation: Biden Could Hit Australia with Import Duties, to Punish Aussies for Lax Climate Policies
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
Watts Up With That FERC Carbon Pricing Policy Statement
On October 5 Anthony posted my article on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) technical conference regarding Carbon Pricing in Organized Wholesale Electricity Markets held on September 30, 2020. On…
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…
Aussie Government: “we don’t need a [carbon] price because renewables are too cheap”
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 the…
Go FERC yourself: Carbon Pricing Conference
Guest essay by Roger Caiazza The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) hosted a technical conference regarding Carbon Pricing in Organized Wholesale Electricity Markets on September 30, 2020. This post describes…
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…
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…
Beyond Petroleum Part Deux: “BP sees ‘peak oil’ in 2020s”
Guest “Looney Toons” by David Middleton OPEC cuts oil demand forecasts, BP sees ‘peak oil’ in 2020sSeptember 14, 2020 LONDON (AP) — Developing countries’ difficulty in containing the spread of…
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.
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…
EXCLUSIVE: Montana Gov Bullock’s Climate Council’s Leaked Plan Pushes For Carbon Tax
A climate council Montana Gov. Steve Bullock established in 2019 suggested that the Democratic governor implement a state carbon tax plan to address climate change in a leaked draft of…
EU Agrees to Weaken Climate Change Rules for Aviation
Guest essay by Eric Worrall The EU has disappointed green activists by rubber stamping airline industry proposals for deferred climate action. ‘Final blow’ to aviation climate plan as EU agrees…
IMF Deputy Director Zhang: We need a “Much Higher Carbon Price”
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Deputy Managing Director Tao Zhang’s IMF plan for a green recovery from Covid-19 in my opinion would ruin whatever is left of the global economy.…
Climate Wars: How Activists Lost the Battle for an Aussie Carbon Tax
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Dr. Willie Soon; Lots of finger pointing, hand wringing, accusations against the Green Party of dirty politics, sad former PM Malcolm Turnbull admitting a…
Washington Bill Would Open Up Possibility of Regressive, Harmful Cap-and-Trade Program or Carbon-Dioxide Tax
Research and commentary by Tim Benson A bill introduced in the Washington House of Representatives would give the state Department of Ecology (DOE) the authority to create either a carbon-dioxide…
Hawaiian residents will suffer greatly from new ‘climate saving’ carbon taxes
A proposed $80 per ton Carbon-Dioxide and Gas Tax Would Be a Big Burden for Hawaii Families and Businesses Guest analysis by Tim Benson [see update at the end] Companion…
Cambridge Professor: “The only way to hit net zero [carbon] by 2050 is to stop flying”
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Dr. Willie Soon; According to Cambridge Professor of Engineering Julian Allwood, zero carbon aviation is not going to happen in the foreseeable future. The…
EU could use carbon border tax against Brexit Britain, warns MEP
From EURATIV By Sam Morgan | EURACTIV.com Jan 28, 2020 (updated: 2:29) The EU could deploy a carbon border tax against the UK after Brexit, according to the head of…
EU Threatens China with Carbon Pricing Import Duties
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Dr. Willie Soon; The new President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has threatened to impose import duties on China unless they…
Harvard Economics Professor: Global Carbon Tax, Give the Money to China
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Harvard Professor and Guardian author Kenneth Rogoff thinks the best way to tackle climate change is to impose a global carbon tax, then use the…
A plea from a Washington State Reader
From MCR, Washington State voters have, over the course of the last few years defeated multiple, repeated attempts to have Carbon Trading Schemes enacted and enforced in that once-great State.…
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