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Hawaii CO2 tax legislation faces uncertain future amid COVID-19 pandemic

Published 18:00 on April 6, 2020  /  Last updated at 22:45 on April 6, 2020  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, Carbon Taxes, US, Voluntary

Hawaii legislators’ plans to approve a carbon levy proposal this year are in doubt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the economic fallout from the virus outbreak could present an opportunity to raise critical revenue for the tourism-dependent US state, the bill sponsor told Carbon Pulse.
Hawaii legislators’ plans to approve a carbon levy proposal this year are in doubt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the economic fallout from the virus outbreak could present an opportunity to raise critical revenue for the tourism-dependent US state, the bill sponsor told Carbon Pulse.


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