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A border fee draws bipartisan focus

On both sides of Capitol Hill, there is budding interest in implementing taxes on carbon-intensive goods that enter the U.S., though Democrats and Republicans tend to be interested for different reasons. In the Senate, Louisiana Republican Bill Cassidy is writing a preliminary bill, expected in a few months, to place a fee on foreign products brought into the country that are made with more pollution than similar American products.

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EcoRights Speaks interviews Dr. Danny Richter

In this podcast, EcoRights Speaks interviews Pricing Carbon Initiative's, Dr. Danny Richter! Previously VP of Government Affairs at Citizens Climate Lobby, Richter made the move to PCI a few months ago and is working to break new ground as he did for years at CCL. Richter joins host Chelsea Henderson to talk about how PCI is bringing all sides together on climate solutions, their top-down approach and the challenge of getting an effective carbon pricing legislation with so many different political backgrounds. He also weighs in on the hottest carbon pricing topic right now - a carbon border adjustment mechanism. 

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Making a Fair Deal on Carbon

OpEd by Steven Chu, 1/15/16. “Last month, 196 countries reached a landmark consensus agreement in Paris to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to slow global warming, agreeing to work toward capping a global temperature increase to 2 degrees Celsius…"

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Proof that a Price on Carbon Works

Editorial, 1/19/16. “Lawmakers who oppose taking action to lower greenhouse gas emissions by putting a price on carbon often argue that doing so would hurt businesses and consumers. But the energy policies adopted by some American states and Canadian provinces demonstrate that those arguments are simply unfounded.

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