carbon taxes
Pollution fee policy
Carbon taxes are fees levied on fossil fuels based on how much carbon dioxide they release when burned.
The idea is to make pollution costly, encouraging businesses and consumers to shift toward cleaner energy: The proposed carbon tax would add fifteen cents per gallon to gasoline.
Economists across the political spectrum often favor carbon taxes as a market-based approach to reducing emissions.
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- levyCompulsory government charge
- revenueBusiness income total
- global warmingRising planetary temperatures
- Pigouvian taxTax on negative externalities
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- eco-friendlysustainable, fair trade, green, biodegradable, recyclable
- government chargescustoms duties, import duties, fees, tolls, levies
- Indirect Taxesexcise tax, VAT, value-added tax, sales tax, customs duty
- finestraffic fines, parking fine, parking fines, speeding fine, speeding fines
- pollution controlpollution control, emissions, air filter, emissions control, air purifier
- Surface Miningopen pit mining, strip mining, open pit, strip mine, quarry
carbon taxescap-and-trade
Market-based pollution control
emissions trading · carbon markets · carbon offsets · performance standards
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