Countdown to Kyoto, Parts I-III: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, October 7, 9, and November 6, 1997, Volume 1; Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1998 |
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... carbon tax will yield the desired result of reducing global CO2 emissions . If we are going to commit ourselves to a ... taxes . I urge the Administration to look at emissions reduction as a challenge to our scientific and technological ...
... carbon tax will yield the desired result of reducing global CO2 emissions . If we are going to commit ourselves to a ... taxes . I urge the Administration to look at emissions reduction as a challenge to our scientific and technological ...
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... carbon taxes or other fiscal measures to implement any limits we agree to at Kyoto . Even an ideally - functioning ... tax would produce . 8. Development of low cost technologies to replace fossil fuels can reduce costs of climate policy ...
... carbon taxes or other fiscal measures to implement any limits we agree to at Kyoto . Even an ideally - functioning ... tax would produce . 8. Development of low cost technologies to replace fossil fuels can reduce costs of climate policy ...
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... carbon tax . Agreeing to a fixed ceiling on emissions in 2010 , no matter what it costs to keep emissions below that level , is betting the U.S. standard of living on uncertain expectations about what technology can accomplish . 10. The ...
... carbon tax . Agreeing to a fixed ceiling on emissions in 2010 , no matter what it costs to keep emissions below that level , is betting the U.S. standard of living on uncertain expectations about what technology can accomplish . 10. The ...
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... carbon abatement scenario . Investment also falls dramatically , to 7 ... tax on burning fossil fuels ; a subsidy on substitutes for fossil fuels or ... carbon under a cap on emissions at 1990 levels from 2010 onward . Uncertainties about ...
... carbon abatement scenario . Investment also falls dramatically , to 7 ... tax on burning fossil fuels ; a subsidy on substitutes for fossil fuels or ... carbon under a cap on emissions at 1990 levels from 2010 onward . Uncertainties about ...
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... Carbon tax or permit price ( $ / tonne ) ' Petroleum products ( $ / gallon ) Natural gas ( $ / MCf ) Coal ( $ / short ton ) Electricity ( S / Kwh ) Tax Rate $ 177.00 0.50 2.65 95.11 0.02 Table 1 : Equivalent increase in the price of ...
... Carbon tax or permit price ( $ / tonne ) ' Petroleum products ( $ / gallon ) Natural gas ( $ / MCf ) Coal ( $ / short ton ) Electricity ( S / Kwh ) Tax Rate $ 177.00 0.50 2.65 95.11 0.02 Table 1 : Equivalent increase in the price of ...
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