Don’t take distributional analysis of a carbon tax for granted June 21, 2022As Congress’s August recess approaches, Senate Democrats’ timeline to negotiate a climate deal is extremely narrow. To date, their efforts…
Either/Or Versus And April 27, 2022When “either/or” becomes “and,” we have made progress in a policy dispute. And that is what has happened in the…
Could the private sector lead the fight against climate change? March 22, 2022Private sector pledges may be more promising than the government’s efforts to address climate change. On the surface, pledges by…
The Conservative Response to Climate Change September 16, 2021Approximately four years ago a group of conservatives wrote a book about carbon pricing. Edited by American Enterprise Institute (AEI)…
Corporate Tax Hike Vs. Carbon Tax: Economic Trade-Offs May 4, 2021President Biden has announced two ambitious, entwined economic policy agendas: raising the corporate tax rate and other taxes on large…
The Path to Climate Policy April 23, 2021The United States’ climate ambition is where it should be—high—but belies our efforts to implement policies to achieve the carbon…
Earth Day 2021 April 19, 2021This Earth Day, we have a lot to think about. Climate models forecast a global temperature increase of 6.6 degrees…
The Base Case in Climate Change April 16, 2021The other day I was checking my IRA and updating the free retirement plan tracker. And it reminded me that…
Clean Energy Standard: A Look at Some of the Politics April 6, 2021Twenty-seven percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions come from the electricity sector. If we are to meet reasonable climate goals,…