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Linking carbon charges to cleanup costs

by Tom Raftery on January 9, 2009 · 0 comments

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When deciding on the price of a new product, one of the main criteria for setting the price is the cost of production. After all, charge less than the cost of production, and that will soon put an end to the company’s profits and possibly even the company itself!
So, if legislators are [...]

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San Francisco rolls out carbon tax

by Tom Raftery on May 28, 2008 · 0 comments

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I see the LA Times is reporting that the San Francisco Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s board of directors voted overwhelmingly (15-1) in favour of levying a carbon tax on businesses.
The tax will be 4.4 cents per tonne of CO2 emitted which, in reality is paltry:
More than 2,500 businesses will be required to pay [...]

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