Americas > Washington state CO2 taxes could have disrupted stock prices without other safeguards -study

Washington state CO2 taxes could have disrupted stock prices without other safeguards -study

Published 22:12 on August 6, 2019  /  Last updated at 22:12 on August 6, 2019  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, International, US

Failed efforts to impose a carbon tax in Washington state would have likely exerted significant financial pressure on downstream firms in the Pacific Northwest state by creating a stranded asset risk, according to new research.
Failed efforts to impose a carbon tax in Washington state would have likely exerted significant financial pressure on downstream firms in the Pacific Northwest state by creating a stranded asset risk, according to new research.


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