Montana governor downplays council’s carbon pricing recommendations

Published 18:03 on September 10, 2020  /  Last updated at 00:50 on September 16, 2020  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, US

A Montana climate council called on the state to explore the feasibility of either a federal or regional CO2 pricing approach as part of a swath of proposed emissions reduction methods on Wednesday, but subsequent comments from Governor Steve Bullock (D) and the state’s probable Republican-led legislature going forward suggest the recommendation may never come to pass.
A Montana climate council called on the state to explore the feasibility of either a federal or regional CO2 pricing approach as part of a swath of proposed emissions reduction methods on Wednesday, but subsequent comments from Governor Steve Bullock (D) and the state’s probable Republican-led legislature going forward suggest the recommendation may never come to pass.


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