http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/01/carbon-tax-versus-cap-and-trade/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/01/carbon-tax-versus-cap-and-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-10291 Anonymous Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:44:57 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2009/01/carbon-tax-versus-cap-and-trade/#comment-10291 What happens to the industry loss as companies flee to lower cost locations, ie countries without carbon controls. I just don't see how the numbers all make sense yet. More work is needed. What happens to the industry loss as companies flee to lower cost locations, ie countries without carbon controls. I just don’t see how the numbers all make sense yet. More work is needed.

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/01/carbon-tax-versus-cap-and-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-10290 Jaybird Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:32:02 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2009/01/carbon-tax-versus-cap-and-trade/#comment-10290 I urge support for the cap-and-dividend approach. (see capanddividend.org) With a cap on emissions that gets smaller every year (by decreasing the number of allowances auctioned), we make certain that emissions will go down. Something a tax alone does not assure. The dividend pays money to every citizen (whether taxpaying or not) since everyone's energy costs will go higher. It's simple and fair. Let's make it happen I urge support for the cap-and-dividend approach. (see capanddividend.org) With a cap on emissions that gets smaller every year (by decreasing the number of allowances auctioned), we make certain that emissions will go down. Something a tax alone does not assure.
The dividend pays money to every citizen (whether taxpaying or not) since everyone’s energy costs will go higher. It’s simple and fair.
Let’s make it happen

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