In the beginning of September the newly elected Danish government, comprised of the parties Socialdemokratiet, Radikale, Socialistisk Folkeparti, and Enhedslisten, started its work on a new climate law. Denmark already has a climate law in place from the former Venstre led government, but it was not overly ambitious and not legally binding.
The Tesla Semi has captivated scores of corporate customers. Pre-orders for Elon Musk’s electric trucks are growing. Competitors, however, aren’t so impressed. The Wall Street Journal spoke with a potential adversary in the trucking space, Cummins, for their take on Tesla, electric trucks, and their thoughts on how governments around the world should deal with carbon emissions.
House Republicans voted to ban any carbon tax last week, ensuring America will continue to lag behind other countries in addressing climate change.
Since it is being backed by oil industry lobbyists, one might ask, could a carbon tax actually be a benefit for the oil industry in some way? It is a question worth asking.
In not-so-uplifting news, a new study from the Angus Reid Institute has found that 71% of the residents of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan oppose the imposition of a countrywide carbon tax. In other words, only around 29% of people in Saskatchewan support a nationwide carbon tax, according to the study.
A group of respected Republican leaders has proposed a new carbon tax idea and is headed to Washington to talk up their idea. Chances are their proposal will fall on deaf ears.
Not working to stop global warming is one of the most disgraceful, horrible things a policymaker can do. It demonstrates a complete lack of morals — unless the policymaker is simply ignorant, but that is very barely a legitimate excuse these days, given that the opinions of thousands of climate scientists are … [continued]
In this episode of Cleantech Talk, Matthew Klippenstein and I tackle the stories on our own, with Kyle out for one week. We start off by discussing some interesting research Matthew pulled up on the choice between mandates & regulation versus carbon taxes for tackling global warming & climate change. We then dive into some of the … [continued]
Historically, governments have taken a carrot and stick approach towards carbon emissions, with regulations dictating maximum emissions paired with what are typically undervalued incentives for implementing emissions reduction projects. Moving forward from COP21, it is obvious that more is needed to forge the partnerships required to drive emissions down at the rates needed … [continued]
Originally published on Carbon Pulse By Mike Szabo A proposal to introduce a revenue-neutral carbon tax in the US is attracting interest from some corners of the Republican party, and the two Democratic senators who authored the bill are confident they’ll soon sign up a sponsor from the other side … [continued]
