Not all carbon emissions are made for the same reason -- they range from more essential purposes like heating a home to nonessential 'luxury' activities like leisure travel. However, proposals for the ...

Carbon tax and emission trading systems (ETS) are two primary types of carbon pricing instruments. Carbon tax refers to a policy tool aimed at reducing GHG emissions by setting a price on them. The ...

A much-anticipated carbon tax debate in Washington D.C. last Thursday brought some much needed clarity to assertions that conservatives should or indeed do support a carbon tax. The timing of the ...

Economists worldwide point to carbon pricing as the most effective way to reduce emissions. Why? Because carbon pricing reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the lowest cost possible, where that ...

The Biden administration has set ambitious goals to decrease US carbon emissions. Starting in 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act granted clean energy tax credits to businesses in hopes of encouraging a ...

Petrol and diesel prices have gone up again, with the imposition of carbon tax in October’s budget being blamed for the rise. Diesel prices are up 4c a litre, with petrol up 2c in the last month, ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to cut the consumer carbon tax to zero per cent has sparked a debate over whether Canadians will see relief from rising costs. While some prices — like gasoline ...

Cattle are significant emitters of the greenhouse gas methane, and in South America, ranchers often destroy vast swaths of carbon-dense Amazon rainforest to raise them, making the industry even more ...

Latvia is ranked among the countries with a carbon tax in the world. It implemented a carbon tax in 2004, with a price rate of $16.31 as of 2023. The UK is ranked 9th on our list. As of 2023, the ...