“Getting stoked for wildfires” (The Columbian, June 1) is just another close-to-home story referring to the scientists’ warnings about industry causing increased intensity and occurrences of wildfires.
I have hope for our democracy. New research from Brookings Institute and Hamilton Project, called Climate Tax Policy Reform Options in 2025, presents new modeling of carbon pricing in a post-Inflation Reduction Act and bipartisan infrastructure bill world. Both find that passing a carbon price is important — the USA gets close to meeting our climate commitments.
Low-and-middle-income Americans can afford the transition to clean energy transition.
Renowned climate scientist Dana Nuccitelli reports that the newest research proves that the U.S. could benefit from pricing carbon emissions. It sends a signal through the economy. Businesses respond by becoming more energy efficient and developing new sources of clean, renewable energy.
A carbon tax becomes affordable for ordinary Americans when the money collected from fossil fuel companies is given as a dividend, or “carbon cash back” payment, to spend — no restrictions. Net zero by 2050. Create jobs. Saves lives. Keeps business and the economy healthy. Simpler, with less bureaucracy, lower costs, and more predictability.
