Emissions, Energy, and Economic Implications of the Curbelo Carbon Tax Proposal
- Lead PI: Noah Kaufman , , John Larsen, Shashank Mohan, Whitney Herndon, Peter Marsters, John Diamond, George Zodrow
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Unit Affiliation: Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP)
- July 2018 - Ongoing
- Active
- North America ; United States
- Project Type: Research Outreach
DESCRIPTION:
In July 2018 Representative Carlos Curbelo proposed legislation that would put a price on US carbon dioxide emissions (“Curbelo proposal”). A carbon price is widely viewed as a necessary part of a cost-effective national strategy to address the risks of climate change. This proposal is especially notable because Republicans, who currently control the US Senate, House of Representatives, and presidency, have not proposed national carbon pricing legislation in nearly a decade.
This paper, part of the Carbon Tax Research Initiative of the Columbia University SIPA Center for Global Energy Policy (CGEP), is a collaboration between scholars at CGEP, Rhodium Group, and the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. It presents the results of an independent analysis of the impacts on emissions, energy markets, revenues and the economy of the Curbelo proposal.