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Carbon Taxes First ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Global Warming Is … ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Warmer Winters: 4.3 º F, 1971-2002 Winter (Dec-Jan-Feb) Mean Temp ( ºF) Source: Cameron Wake, UNH Boston is the new Philly; NYC is the new D.C. (winter temperatures.) 38 39 40 41 42 43 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Latitude ( o N) o Boston New York Philadelphia Washington, DC

More Extreme Weather Cameron Wake, UNH Extreme Precipitation Events, Northeast US-Canada, 1949-2002

The Problem: Unsustainable CO 2 Emissions Worldwide ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Americans Emit in a Day What Others Emit in a Workweek

What about China? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],U.S. China Lines X in 2009 U.S. China Lines X in 2009 U.S. China X

Chemistry -> Responsibility ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],U.S. China Lines X in 2009 U.S. China Lines X in 2009 U.S. China X

No More Free Dumping ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Putting a Price on CO 2 Emissions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Additional Benefits of a Carbon Tax ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Rely on “Market Forces”? Here Come Synfuels ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Clean-Energy Subsidies: A Limited Answer ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Efficiency Standards: Vital, but Not Enough ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

More than Half of U.S. Oil Use Is Not Gasoline for Cars Cars Freight Heat, Power Other Air Paving RV’s

Example - Gas Use Decisions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Dynamic Capitalism & CO2: I ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],New York Times, 17-Oct-2006: For the Super-Rich, It’s Time to Upgrade the Old Jumbo Jet

Dynamic Capitalism & CO2: II ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],New York Times (Home Section) 15-Feb-2007: Not Enough Snow For You? Talk to Your Father

Example - Electricity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Carbon Tax Proportions ,[object Object]

A “Starter” Carbon Tax-Shift ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Energy Use: Not Inelastic ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Elasticity (long-run) Assumptions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],U.S. CO2 Reductions

Starter Tax – Why Ramp Up? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

USA After “Starter Tax x 10” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“Progressive” Use of Carbon Tax Revenues ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Two Fossil Fuel Subsidies By Taxpayers: Relatively Small By Climate: Enormous

Existing Carbon Taxes (1 st -year Starter Tax shown for comparison) Per ton of car-bon

Politics? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

But: Growing Support for Taxing Carbon Emissions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Some Support in Opinion Polls ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Carbon Tax v. Cap-and-Trade ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cap v. Tax: Predictable Prices ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Are We Over-Valuing Cap-and-Trade’s “Emissions Certainty”? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tax v. Cap: Timing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tax v. Cap: Equity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tax v. Cap: Understandability ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tax v. Cap: Comprehensiveness ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Keys to Political Success ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Summary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.carbontax.org

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