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- Actors:Carbon Emissions, Cap-and-trade versus Carbon Tax (19,201 bytes)
4: ...ade system preferable to a carbon tax in reducing carbon emissions?===
32: ...se). "Cap-and-trade: more effective than a carbon tax". December 2, 2007]
36: ...-center Sperling, Daniel. "A new carbon standard: Taxes on CO2 emissions alone won't get us where we ne...
45: .../120381.html Bailey, Ronald. "Carbon Taxes Versus Carbon Markets, What's the best way to limit emissions?"...
46: ...y). "Alternatives to Kyoto: the Case for a Carbon Tax". February 2, 2005] - Carbon Emissions: Cap-and-trade versus Carbon Tax (arguments) (22,208 bytes)
2: ...ade system preferable to a carbon tax in reducing carbon emissions?'''
13: ...better at reducing carbon emissions than a carbon tax? ===
16: ...g ways to reduce their carbon emissions. A carbon tax, conversely, only provides the incentive of cutti...
18: ... not a pound more carbon can be emitted. A carbon tax, on the other hand, merely encourages people to e...
19: ... of cutting emissions is lower than the potential tax. If it is, emissions decrease, if not, there is n... - Debate: Market vs. regulatory approaches to cutting carbon emissions (15,001 bytes)
4: ...e preferable to regulatory approaches in reducing carbon emissions===
12: ...s, most commonly through cap-and-trade and carbon tax systems. Regulatory approaches attempt to reduce ...
31: ...a carbon tax could achieve the same reductions in carbon emissions as emissions standards, but at a lower ...
41: ...est in more efficient technologies that emit less carbon.
57: ...ations, it has no incentive to further reduce its carbon emissions, while in a cap-and-trade system the co... - Debate: Cap-and-trade versus carbon tax (29,163 bytes)
4: ...ade system preferable to a carbon tax in reducing carbon emissions?===
12: ...ss than their caps. If they succeed, they receive carbon credits in proportion to how far below their cap ...
28: ...p-and-trade markets more economical than a carbon tax?===
35: ...A cap-and-trade system incentivizes reductions in carbon emissions where it can be done most efficiently]]...
36: ...o offset the first owner's extra costs [by buying carbon credits and the "right" to pollute from the first... - Argument: Carbon trading incentivizes companies to cut emissions (359 bytes)
2: *[[Debate:Carbon emissions trading]]
3: ...ate:Carbon Emissions, Cap-and-trade versus Carbon Tax]] - Argument: Carbon emissions regulations and standards have proven an effective tool, and can be strengthened if necessary (590 bytes)
2: *[[Debate:Carbon Emissions, Market vs. Regulatory Approaches]]
6: ...e should be doing this with greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, too,' says David Hawkins, climate direct... - Argument: Carbon tax market mechanisms would be more effective in reducing carbon emissions (416 bytes)
2: *[[Debate:Carbon Emissions, Market vs. Regulatory Approaches]]
6: ...a Berkley Political Science Slide Show] - "Carbon taxes are arguably more efficient than market restric... - Argument: A carbon tax will not cause drivers to drive less (160 bytes)
2: *[[Debate:Carbon Emissions, Market vs. Regulatory Approaches]] - Argument: A carbon tax is more economical than regulations (659 bytes)
2: *[[Debate:Carbon Emissions, Market vs. Regulatory Approaches]]
6: ...ed at a lower cost by an increase in the gasoline tax than by an increase in CAFE standards." - Argument: A carbon tax is a tax, so is more difficult politically (2,225 bytes)
2: *[[Debate:Carbon tax]]
3: ...ate:Carbon Emissions, Cap-and-trade versus Carbon Tax]]
7: ...ble power bills. Ironically, even though a carbon tax could cost voters less, cap-and-trade is being so...
9: ...story/2007/4/2/15220/74098 David Roberts, "Carbon tax catching on?" 4/3/07]
10: ...31/AR2007033101040.html?hpid=sec-business "Tax on Carbon Emission Gains Support". Washington Post. 4/1/07]... - Carbon Emissions: Market vs. Regulatory Approaches (Background) (15,590 bytes)
5: ...e preferable to regulatory approaches in reducing carbon emissions.
9: ===Why are carbon emissions regulations schemes important, and why ...
11: ...stablishing a trading system in what are known as carbon credits (cap-and-trade). There is much debate as ...
13: ... carbon tax and cap-and-trade system) better than carbon emissions regulations and standards?'''
14: ... - Is a cap-and-trade system better than a carbon tax?''' - Carbon Emissions: Market vs. Regulatory Approaches (arguments) (11,323 bytes)
7: ...arket approaches have greater potential to reduce carbon emission than regulatory approaches? ===
11: ...ations, it has no incentive to further reduce its carbon emissions, while in a cap-and-trade system the co...
13: ...g carbon emissions]]:''' The theory behind carbon taxes is that it would cause higher energy prices, wh...
14: #A tax takes effect faster: A tax becomes effective on a chosen date. Emissions sta...
15: #A gas tax applies to all consumers of gasoline, while emiss... - Actor:The Earth Policy Institute backs a carbon tax (743 bytes)
1: ... every step of the way with a reduction in income taxes." - The consensus among economists is that a carbon tax is the better approach (2,345 bytes)
2: *[[Carbon Emissions: Cap-and-trade versus Carbon Tax (actors)]]
3: *[[Carbon Emissions: Cap-and-trade versus Carbon Tax (arguments)]]
6: ...how general support among economists for a carbon tax system:'''
7: ...es.[http://www.american.com/archive/2007/may-0507/tax-or-trade]
8: ...ateknights.ca/content/page.asp?name=global_carbon_tax] - Argument: The consensus among economists is that a carbon tax is the better approach (2,276 bytes)
2: ...ate:Carbon Emissions, Cap-and-trade versus Carbon Tax]]
6: ...how general support among economists for a carbon tax system:'''
7: ...es.[http://www.american.com/archive/2007/may-0507/tax-or-trade]
8: ...ateknights.ca/content/page.asp?name=global_carbon_tax]
10: ...rd, 2007] - "economists and policy wonks prefer a tax, because it would provide a predictable price tra... - Actor:Robert Reich supports a carbon tax (600 bytes)
2: ...ors:Carbon Emissions, Cap-and-trade versus Carbon Tax]]
4: ==Views in the opposition, supporting a carbon tax==
6: ...happen any time soon. Republicans won’t enact a tax hike for any purpose. And right now congressional... - Actor:Edwin L. Glaeser supports a carbon tax (1,253 bytes)
2: ...ors:Carbon Emissions, Cap-and-trade versus Carbon Tax]]
4: ==Views in support of the opposition, a carbon tax==
8: ...r actions with a carbon tax. A significant carbon tax would be painful — gas will cost more at the pu... - Actor:Harvard economist Gregory Mankiw advocates a carbon tax (487 bytes)
3: ...ors:Carbon Emissions, Cap-and-trade versus Carbon Tax]]
5: ==Views in support of the opposition, a carbon tax==
7: .../2006/10/pigou-club-manifesto.html "Raise the Gas Tax", Greg Mankiw's Blog]
9: ... Pigovian taxes, such as gasoline taxes or carbon taxes. - Actor:Alan Greenspan advocates a carbon tax (222 bytes)
2: ...ors:Carbon Emissions, Cap-and-trade versus Carbon Tax]]
4: ==Support for a carbon tax==
5: ...de/21515 "Greenspan Joins Movement Advocating Gas Tax Increases" 10/13/06] - Actor:University of Chicago Dean Edward Snyder supports a carbon tax (359 bytes)
3: ...ors:Carbon Emissions, Cap-and-trade versus Carbon Tax]]
5: ==Support for a carbon tax==
6: ... We need to recognize that carbon is a ‘bad,’ tax it, and let the market work."[http://www.msnbc.ms...
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- Actors:Carbon Emissions, Cap-and-trade versus Carbon Tax (19,201 bytes)
4: ...ade system preferable to a carbon tax in reducing carbon emissions?===
32: ...se). "Cap-and-trade: more effective than a carbon tax". December 2, 2007]
36: ...-center Sperling, Daniel. "A new carbon standard: Taxes on CO2 emissions alone won't get us where we ne...
45: .../120381.html Bailey, Ronald. "Carbon Taxes Versus Carbon Markets, What's the best way to limit emissions?"...
46: ...y). "Alternatives to Kyoto: the Case for a Carbon Tax". February 2, 2005] - Debate: Capitalism vs socialism (52,787 bytes)
102: ...sm can have elements of control in it. After all, taxation is a capitalist creation and almost all capi...
115: ...undant because poverty is produced by the idea of taxation of capitalism.
222: ...w.platformlondon.org/carbonweb/ Platform London - Carbon Web] - SEO (3,013 bytes)
42: *'''[[Debate:Carbon emissions trading|Carbon emissions trading]]'''
47: ...ressive tax vs. flat tax|Progressive tax vs. flat tax]]''' - Carbon Emissions: Cap-and-trade versus Carbon Tax (arguments) (22,208 bytes)
2: ...ade system preferable to a carbon tax in reducing carbon emissions?'''
13: ...better at reducing carbon emissions than a carbon tax? ===
16: ...g ways to reduce their carbon emissions. A carbon tax, conversely, only provides the incentive of cutti...
18: ... not a pound more carbon can be emitted. A carbon tax, on the other hand, merely encourages people to e...
19: ... of cutting emissions is lower than the potential tax. If it is, emissions decrease, if not, there is n... - Debate: International community (11,885 bytes)
56: ...t from climate change (e.g. Russia, Canada). More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would boost the product... - Debate: Life on Mars (6,807 bytes)
12: ... grains, c. 2% chromite, c. 1% maskelynite, c. 1% carbonate and other trace elements.
24: ‘Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons’ (PAHs) are benzene rings which occur as the r...
44: ...y bacteria on Earth. Some studies show that these carbonates were formed at ‘cool’ temperatures, below...
54: .... These could be the caused by dissolution of the carbonates, themselves precipitated by marine bacteria.
64: ...that it was a cold, arid desert, with no signs of carbon-based molecules. - Debate: Road Charging (9,729 bytes)
28: ...han simply the distance (which is all that petrol taxes depend upon). Forcing commuters to use alternat...
41: ... is also unusual in some countries for individual taxes to be specifically reserved for particular serv...
48: ...which would have the external benefit of reducing carbon emissions which are environmentally costly, as we...
51: ...ss the increase on to consumers. A more effective tax would be one which takes into account the size an...
68: ...nsport, compared to many who believes that petrol taxes have reached their limit. - Debate: Vegetarianism (47,743 bytes)
239: ...ed fuels, meat production contributes significant carbon into the atmosphere. Finally, the methane gas fro... - Debate: Aviation, international taxation of (24,825 bytes)
4: ...s be taxed to combat climate change? Could such a tax be used to fund development aid? Are there viable...
19: ...d in point 5, and possible alternatives to a fuel tax are considered in the last two arguments. Debater...
33: ...ernal journeys and international treaties prevent taxation of fuel used for international flights. This...
38: ...uing efforts of airlines and aerospace companies, taxation is unnecessary.[http://www.idebate.org/debat...
42: ===Changing behavior: Would an aviation tax provide an incentive to make airplane engines mor... - Debate: NAFTA (36,617 bytes)
48: ...ilable for up to two years, and a Health Coverage Tax Credit, worth up to 65% of health insurance premi...
193: ...ironment such as increased energy consumption and carbon emissions. - Past Debate Digest topics (24,655 bytes)
26: ... bonuses justified? Or, should they be reneged or taxed? - March 30, 2009.
44: ... a progressive tax system or, for example, a flat tax? - 19 Nov. 2008.
62: ...bate:Carbon tax|Carbon tax]]''' - Should a carbon tax be part of plans to combat global warming? Pros a...
63: *'''[[Debate:Carbon emissions trading| Carbon emissions trading]]''' - Should government adopt ... - Debate: Market vs. regulatory approaches to cutting carbon emissions (15,001 bytes)
4: ...e preferable to regulatory approaches in reducing carbon emissions===
12: ...s, most commonly through cap-and-trade and carbon tax systems. Regulatory approaches attempt to reduce ...
31: ...a carbon tax could achieve the same reductions in carbon emissions as emissions standards, but at a lower ...
41: ...est in more efficient technologies that emit less carbon.
57: ...ations, it has no incentive to further reduce its carbon emissions, while in a cap-and-trade system the co... - Debate: Cap-and-trade versus carbon tax (29,163 bytes)
4: ...ade system preferable to a carbon tax in reducing carbon emissions?===
12: ...ss than their caps. If they succeed, they receive carbon credits in proportion to how far below their cap ...
28: ...p-and-trade markets more economical than a carbon tax?===
35: ...A cap-and-trade system incentivizes reductions in carbon emissions where it can be done most efficiently]]...
36: ...o offset the first owner's extra costs [by buying carbon credits and the "right" to pollute from the first... - Community forum (36,953 bytes)
145: ...me would ask, what's the point of cutting back on carbon emissions and potentially at certain economic cos... - Portal:The future of energy (2,197 bytes)
1: ...ears ago, major part of the energy is coming from carbon based fossil fuels - coal and oil. In fact, even ... - Debate: Parking Fines (10,802 bytes)
80: ...l help the envioronment by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere.
86: ....''' People have already payed once through their taxes, so it is not fair to force them to pay again. - Argument: A cap-and-trade system is certain to reduce emissions, which is important in context of the global warming crisis (1,315 bytes)
2: *[[Carbon Emissions: Cap-and-trade versus Carbon Tax (arguments)]]
5: ...s will reduce their emissions rather than pay the tax, but that result is not guaranteed. With Alaska a...
7: ...now the emissions but don't know the cost. With a tax, you know the cost but don't know the emissions."... - Argument: Wave energy will become viable with greater economies of scales (3,529 bytes)
11: ...44 pence (US$.88) per kWh, according the UK-based Carbon Trust. JAMSTEC's Mighty Whale, for instance, is ...
23: ...romise of cost reductions in the long run, the UK Carbon Trust emphasised the need to improve engineering ... - The People Speak: Cartoons (1,162 bytes)
19: *[[Carbon Emissions: Market vs. Regulatory Approaches (Back...
20: *[[Carbon Emissions: Market vs. Regulatory Approaches (argu...
21: *[[Carbon Emissions: Cap-and-trade versus Carbon Tax (arguments)]]
22: *[[Carbon Emissions: Cap-and-trade versus Carbon Tax (actors)]] - The People Speak: Global Debates (6,433 bytes)
10: ...e preferable to regulatory approaches in reducing carbon emissions]]. The March 2008 Global Debate Topic w...
54: *[[Carbon Emissions: Market vs. Regulatory Approaches (Back...
55: *[[Carbon Emissions: Market vs. Regulatory Approaches (argu...
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