Carbon Tax Center Authors: Dan

Posts by Dan:

• Majority of Surveyed Economists Favor a Carbon Tax to Encourage Develoment of Alternatives to Fossil Fuels (February 9, 2007)
  According to the Wall Street Journal's Monthly Economic Forecasting Survey; February 2007, 85% of the surveyed economists believe the government should encourage development of alternatives to fossil fuels. When asked "what is the most economically sound way for the government to encourage development of alternatives to fossil fuels," 54% responded with "taxes that raise [...]
• IPCC - “Warming of the Climate System is Unequivocal” (February 3, 2007)
  “Feb. 2 will be remembered as the date when uncertainty was removed as to whether humans had anything to do with climate change on this planet,” declared Achim Steiner, executive director of the United Nations Environment Program. Steiner was quoted in the New York Times' Feb. 3 front-page lead story on the release of the [...]
• We Want to Hear from You (January 23, 2007)
  Charles and I created the Carbon Tax Center because prompt and effective action to reduce carbon emissions is imperative to slow and then stop the world from hurtling towards a climate disaster. We are convinced that a carbon tax is essential to reduce U.S. emissions quickly and steeply enough to prevent atmospheric concentrations of CO2 [...]
• Glaciers in Alps Will Melt by 2050 According to Experts (January 23, 2007)
  Based on mounting evidence of slow but steady melting of continental ice sheets, scientists are now warning that the glaciers in the Alps will be mostly melted by 2050 according to a Jan. 21 AP story. California recently announced plans to reduce carbon emissions by 25% to 1990 levels by 2020, and by 80% [...]