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Dreaming of tax and dividend
Tax and dividend is a policy approach proposed, among others, by James Hansen, climate scientist and activist. The principle is described in his 2009 testimony to the Committee on Ways and Means of the US House of Representatives. The principle … Continue reading
The EU ETS – working but not working
The German magazine, Spiegel, published an article saying that the EU’s emission trading scheme isn’t working (http://m.spiegel.de/international/business/a-815225.html#spRedirectedFrom=www). Johannes Teyssen, the CEO of EON, voiced a similar opinion at a conference in Brussels recently: The scheme is “bust”, he said. As … Continue reading
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Tagged cap and trade, carbon pricing, emissions trading, EOn, EU Emission Trading Scheme, EU ETS, Spiegel, Teyssen
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