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Carbon tax a blessing to business in global warming fight
2014-06-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Street: A carbon tax not only would encourage a reduction in industrial greenhouse gas emissions but also, done correctly, prove a net benefit to the economy and to consumers, a recent report claimed. Two economists prepared the report for the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, and it was published last week on the center's Web site. The authors, Adele Morris of the Brookings Institution and Aparna Mathur of the American Enterprise Institute, found that a national tax on carbon emissions beginning...
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Greens unveil bold carbon tax plan
2014-06-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Zealand Herald: The Green Party has unveiled a bold plan to tax companies for their carbon pollution, though farmers would be charged half-price and all revenue would be returned to households and businesses. The party has completely lost hope in the "failed" Emissions Trading Scheme and now wants to replace it with a carbon tax in order to ramp up New Zealand's efforts to combat climate change. In a speech at the Green party AGM this afternoon, co-leader Russel Norman said climate change was the "biggest issue...
Obama boldest move on carbon comes with perils
2014-06-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The new pollution rule the Obama administration announces Monday will be a cornerstone of President Barack Obama's environmental legacy and arguably the most significant U.S. environmental regulation in decades. But it's not one the White House wanted. As with other issues, the regulation to limit the pollution blamed for global warming from power plants is a compromise for Obama, who again finds himself caught between his aspirations and what is politically and legally possible. It will...
Green energy investment set 'explode' after Obama unveils carbon cut
2014-06-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Federal plans to enforce new carbon emissions cuts -- reportedly by up to 30 percent on 2005 figures -- could spark a rapid expansion in the renewables sector, environmental groups predicted Sunday ahead of the unveiling of a new government blueprint on clean energy. If youre working in the solar or wind industry, you should feel very happy right now -- those are the industries growing faster than the rest of economy, Mike Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club, said. Its clear that...
Obama To Wield Executive Power To Limit Carbon Emissions
2014-06-01 13:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: President Obama plans to announce Monday his most ambitious plan yet to combat climate change. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Princeton professor Michael Oppenheimer about the significance of the plan.
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