Taxation and Legislation

The Carbon Tax was proposed many years ago but has been resisted by the major industrialised nations. Must it now be reconsidered as a tool to enable renewable energy to compete with the established fossil fuels?
Should it be light or punitive? How should the tax be used?

What examples are in use and how have they fared?

George Monbiot and others propose a rationing system to share the rights to emit fairly. Could this enable deep enough cuts and change our way of life sufficiently? How would the changes to vehicles and buildings be financed without additional related tax revenues?

What other legislation is effective?

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Sources

  1. EU Cap and Trade Working Well says MIT study 10/06/08
  2. Promised US Legislation is encouraging 04/07/07
  3. Democrats Lag on Warming Issues
  4. California Air Rules reducing pollution 25/06/07
  5. First US Global Warming Case
  6. EU tax on energy saving bulbs 15/10/07
  7. US Auto Industry Loses Tough New State Limits are legal 13/09/07
  8. Carbon Tax Cleaner 23/08/07
  9. Spanish Government Plans 50% renewables by 2012
  10. European Objections to Targets 02/08/07
  11. Democrats get serious and set up committees to prepare legislation.
  12. Democrats make a good start as Tax Breaks removed in USA
  13. US 15 billion tax diverted from oil 13/08/07
  14. Democrats attempt a US Carbon Tax Bill 08/07/07
  15. Green Energy Deal in California
  16. US may curb green legislation
  17. US Ocean Petition to reduce acidity caused by Carbon Dioxide 18/08/07
  18. Oregon Renewable Power Legislation
  19. US Opinion Changing
  20. Britain New Energy Planning
  21. Bottled Water Ban 02/07/07
  22. US Legislation 2007
  23. Canadian Industry aims to benefit
  24. Bush left isolated as USA turns green
  25. Democrats want to shift oil taxation
  26. Lincoln Plan
  27. Subsidising Our Destruction
  28. German Packaging Tax
  29. Combating Secrecy
  30. Lawsuits Pending in California
  31. German Credibility at stake
  32. Stern's Carbon Tax
  33. UK Hospitals Get Cash to Fight GW
  34. Another inconvenient truth
  35. Coal Mine Prohibited by Australian judge
  36. Norway Sets High targets
  37. Climate Change Goes to Court US


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