
By The Guardian on November 15, 2012
An edited version of Suzanne Goldenberg’s interview with the former vice-president and climate campaigner, in which he calls for Barack Obama to introduce a carbon tax
Category: Climate Change, Energy | Tags: al gore, barack obama, carbon emissions, carbon tax, Climate Change, obama administration, Resources, US politics, World news

By Timothy Hurst on July 14, 2012
“It’s not a matter of opinion, it’s a matter of fact that the globe is warming,” said the Republican statesman.
Category: Energy, Renewable energy, Transportation | Tags: carbon tax, electric cars, ev, george schultz, iran, nissan LEAF, oil, Renewable energy, solar

By Timothy Hurst on March 27, 2012
The take-home from Musk is that subsidies may be good and may be bad as policy tools, but they are inferior to a carbon tax.
Category: Climate Change, Transportation | Tags: autos, carbon dioxide, carbon regulations, carbon tax, cars, Climate Change, climate policy, electric car, ev, green cars, tesla

By Timothy Hurst on March 2, 2012
The carbon tax, as an idea, has yet to be vilified to the same degree as cap and trade. But could a carbon tax fly in the US? Maybe, given the right political context — and the right framing.
Category: Energy | Tags: cap and trade, carbon tax, Energy, energy policy, environmental movement, fossil fuel industry, Video

By Timothy Hurst on October 12, 2011
Under a controversial new plan passed in the Australian parliament today, Australia’s 500 biggest greenhouse gas emitters will pay $23 for every ton of carbon they emit.
Category: Climate Change, Politics | Tags: c02, carbon dioxide, carbon tax, Climate Change, climate policy, Energy, global warming, pollution