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A green revolution [1]

The best way to curb global warming would be a carbon tax. The money raised could be divided up among citizens or used to repay the national debt. A tax on carbon dioxide (CO2) would give everyone an incentive to emit less of it. It would be simple, direct and transparent. For these reasons, it will never happen in America.

Publication Date: 
30/05/2009
Economist (London) [2]
Tags:
Carbon Dioxide [3], Carbon Tax [4], Global Warming [5], Emission Targets [6], Wind Energy [7], Carbon Offset [8], Cap And Trade [9], Electricity [10]
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