WHAT SHOULD CARBON COST?

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  • Author(s): Metcalf, Gilbert E.
  • Source:
    Scientific American. Jun2020, Vol. 322 Issue 6, p62-69. 8p. 2 Color Photographs, 2 Diagrams.
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    • Subject Terms:
      CARBON dioxide mitigation; GREENHOUSE gas mitigation; CARBON taxes; BUSINESS enterprises; BUSINESS
    • Abstract:
      The article offers information on fundamental policies choices, that can determine a practical tax that drive down carbon dioxide emissions. Topics include examines that firms with low costs of reducing emissions cut their releases and sell allowances to firms with high costs, which continue emitting, while the set of participants stays within the limit; and reports on carbon tax that provides greater clarity about the price of emissions, which the business community values.