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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Follow the money Carbon costs and energy prices, NC edition	Sean Casten	04 May 2008	Gristmill
As the most ardent Gristophiles know, this site is hosting a lively debate over the degree to which prices imposed on carbon emissions will impact energy costs. To recap, if prices do impact costs, then a carbon tax provides an investment incentive. If they don't, then we need some carrots to go with the stick of a tax. Hot off the presses comes this bit of news from Greenwire ($ub req'd): Duke Energy Ohio is asking federal regulators to approve the transfer of its O ...
Topics: business, carbon tax, climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions (all these topics)

Passing on taxes Empirical data and theory both show that emissions taxes get passed to consumers	Gar Lipow	01 May 2008	Gristmill
Sean asks, 'If you put a price on GHG emissions, will it raise the cost of energy?' and answers, 'Mostly, no.' I wish he were right, because I really dislike carbon taxes and was only gradually convinced to support them by overwhelming evidence. But pretty much every empirical study that has ever been done about sales tax and other broad-based taxes on gross revenue shows that such costs do get passed along. A fairly typical survey of such studies would be this artic ...
Topics: greenhouse-gas emissions, climate, energy, carbon tax, business (all these topics)

One hand clapping Economic naīvete on carbon prices	Sean Casten	30 Apr 2008	Gristmill
If you put a price on GHG emissions, will it raise the cost of energy? That question goes to the core of carbon policy. Unfortunately, many people inside and outside the environmental community consistently get it wrong, with potentially disastrous results. Consider: if the answer is yes, then we don't need any incentives for GHG reduction. The costs of carbon-intensive energy will rise, giving we energy users the incentive they need to lower consumption. But if ...
Topics: business, carbon tax, climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions (all these topics)

Stories About: greenhouse-gas emissions AND climate AND energy AND carbon tax AND business