[open quotes]Put it on my carbon tab[close quotes]. [Suggestions for a carbon tax]

Journal Article · · World Watch; (United States)

OSTI ID:6501258

Kane, H

This editorial develops the idea of taxing the carbon we spend each day. Climatic change from unprecedented concentrations of carbon dioxide will disrupt the world's economy in the future. The problem is that people don't pay for their carbon emissions, and so they make little effort to spend them wisely. A carbon tax would go a long way toward linking carbon emissions to economics. Policy solutions and life style changes are also important. Ultimately reducing carbon emissions will depend on whether we incorporate their costs into the way we think about economics and the way we think about our lifestyles.

• OSTI ID: 6501258
• Journal Information: World Watch; (United States), Journal Name: World Watch; (United States) Vol. 6:3; ISSN 0896-0615; ISSN WOWAEE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290201* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Economics-- (1992-)
CARBON
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CLIMATIC CHANGE
ECONOMICS
ELEMENTS
EMISSION
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GREENHOUSE GASES
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
NONMETALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
TAXES