Will pricing carbon emissions save us from Climate Change?
The quick answer as to whether carbon pricing offers a quick and relatively easy way to save us from Climate Change is no. Climate Change is too complicated for such a simple solution. But carbon pricing may be the way to save Capitalism. Here’s a recent news story that highlights the continued effort to pass carbon pricing and the continual push back to stop it: Lawmakers consider putting price on carbon Lawmakers in the state of Washington this month began discussing a measure that could make the state the first to tax residents and businesses on their carbon emissions. You can watch the two-hour work session , or watch this video, which explains everything you need to know about carbon pricing in three minutes. (February 19, 2016) Innovation Trail Capitalism’s successes have always been delusional in that its accounting ignores environmental costs incurred in the production and distribution of goods and services. In actuality, those costs have been carried by people...