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How to make carbon pricing more popular

[…] persistent and painful energy price spikes followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. These are not revolutionary ideas. Indeed, many of them have been incorporated into carbon fee-and–dividend proposals such as the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, which attracted 95 co-sponsors in the 117th Congress. Still, it’s as helpful and reassuring to see which of one’s intuitions are supported by careful research as it is to […]

All-Republican Town Board endorses carbon pricing three times

[…] to address climate change. The town of Penfield, New York, is a great example. Just last month, the Town Board voted to issue an endorsement letter in support of the Energy Innovation Act. They voted to issue a similar letter on June 3, 2019, and they voted on their first one in support of carbon fee and dividend back on […]

CCL Minnesota’s statewide campaign for clean energy media hits

[…] affected by climate warming. Not so. We’re actually warming faster than many other parts of the earth…We don’t have to sit helplessly watching our way of life melt away. The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (H.R.5744) charges corporate polluters a fee for the carbon emissions they put into our air. The money collected goes to regular Americans in the form of a monthly ‘carbon […]

Growing Climate Solutions Act moves forward with hearing, House version

[…] and environmental organizations, including McDonald’s and Microsoft. CCL is among the organizations supporting the Growing Climate Solutions Act. Why are we doing this? While CCL’s primary focus is on the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act to bring down carbon emissions, there are a number of carbon-reducing approaches that stand to benefit from other legislation that can fill policy gaps. Changing the ways we produce […]

Longmont City Council unanimously endorses carbon fee and dividend policy

[…] our city’s climate action just got bolder. This past September, the Longmont City Council passed a resolution in support of putting a price on carbon pollution, as embodied in the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2021 (H.R. 2307). This success came from our chapter’s grasstops engagement, which we started in 2018. Here are four lessons we learned along the way. Build relationships early […]

Volunteer Spotlight: Sophie Fetter

[…] next level. A member of CCL’s Ann Arbor chapter for over a year, Sophie has tabled at events and assisted with her chapter’s social media. She’s even spoken about the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act on a youth discussion panel and participated in town halls in her hometown of Ann Arbor. But recently, Sophie has combined her unique skills and her CCL work. “I […]

Carbon Taxes Can Do the Job

[…] do, have powerful impacts on greenhouse gas emissions when set reasonably high and given broad coverage. With its steadily rising fee levels and application to virtually the entire economy, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act should slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions even more dramatically than these examples, justifying political action to make it a centerpiece of national climate policy. More than 3,500 economists, including […]

Figuring out what carbon price is right to meet climate change goals

[…] CO2 price needed in the near term to achieve net-zero emissions within a certain time frame. The good news, from a CCL perspective, is that the prices prescribed in the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act fall within the range needed to reach net zero emissions by 2050. “Net zero is really important. It’s not just a slogan. At the global level, net zero is […]

Our message to Congress: Price carbon to keep America competitive

[…] on carbon. There’s the America’s Clean Future Fund Act of 2021 (S. 685) and the American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 2019 (S. 1128; 116th) in the Senate, and the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (H.R. 2307) in the House. During our lobby meetings, we’ll be asking some offices to step up and cosponsor those bills. (Dozens of their colleagues already have!) For the […]

How to reach net zero emissions by 2050

[…] their energy systems (see table). These price trajectories are similar to two of the carbon pricing bills currently in Congress that also call for net zero emissions by 2050. The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (H.R.2307) would match the IEA’s suggested price in 2040 and exceed their price for 2050, but would be $20 and $25 lower for 2025 and 2030 respectively. The America’s […]