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Carbon pricing is catching on around the globe just not in Washington, D.C

2013-06-05 22:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: More than 40 national governments and 20 states or other "sub-national" governments are now charging polluters for emitting greenhouse gases, or plan to start in the coming years, according to a new report from the World Bank. The U.S., of course, is not one of the countries with a national cap-and-trade plan or carbon tax, but California and parts of New England are pushing ahead despite Congress` refusal to act. All in all, about 7 percent of the world`s greenhouse gases are now priced -...

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