The price of pollution.

• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 313, Nº. 6, 2015, págs. 10-10
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the taxation of fossil fuels. According to the authors, the U.S. should take advantage of low coal, gas and oil prices to implement carbon pollution taxation. Details on carbon levies in Canada and on cap-and-trade programs used to discourage pollution in the U.S. are presented. It is suggested that a carbon tax could replace other existing taxes. Subsidies for fossil fuels are also discussed.