ECOSYSTEM MARKETPLACE: They’re back! Global alliance rallies around Republican plan for gradually-rising US carbon tax

Published 16:20 on June 20, 2017  /  Last updated at 13:03 on December 19, 2023  / Carbon Pulse /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, Contributed Content, International, Other Content, US

In February, a group of prominent Republicans aligned with Ted Halstead’s fledgling Climate Leadership Council called for a nationwide carbon tax. Now the Council is back, with a formal charter, a diverse array of founding members, and a full page ad in today’s Wall Street Journal calling for a climate-change solution that “bridges partisan divides, strengthens our economy and protects our shared environment”.
In February, a group of prominent Republicans aligned with Ted Halstead’s fledgling Climate Leadership Council called for a nationwide carbon tax. Now the Council is back, with a formal charter, a diverse array of founding members, and a full page ad in today’s Wall Street Journal calling for a climate-change solution that “bridges partisan divides, strengthens our economy and protects our shared environment”.


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