The Case for a Carbon Tax: Getting Past Our Hang-Ups to Effective Climate Policy (2012)

By: Shi-Ling Hsu

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Synopsis: There's a simple, straightforward way to cut carbon emissions-and we're rejecting it because of irrational political fears. That's the central argument of The Case for a Carbon Tax, a clear-eyed, sophisticated analysis of climate change policy.Shi-Ling Hsu weighs the merits of the four major approaches to curbing CO2: cap-and-trade; command and control regulation; government subsidies of alternative energy; and carbon taxes. He does not claim that a tax is the perfect or only solution-but that unlike the alternatives, it can be implemented immediately and paired effectively with other approaches.Hsu deftly explores the social and political factors that prevent us from embracing this commonsense approach. And he shows why we must get past our hang-ups if we are to avert a global crisis.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 248 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781610911788
Publisher:: Island Press/Center for Resource Economics, Washington, DC
Date of Addition:: 02/05/21
Copyrighted By:: Shi-Ling Hsu
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Business and Finance, Technology, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.