carbon tax

Activists protesting "greenwashing," in which a company or government appears to do more for the environment than it is, gather outside the JP Morgan premises near the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit.

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Science

Carbon trading gets a green light from the U.N., and Brazil hopes to earn billions

8:16pm December 06, 2021

by Dan Charles

Carbon offsets got a big boost from November's U.N. climate summit. New rules could make it easier for companies to pay for carbon-cutting projects in other countries, rather than doing it themselves.

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Jinyoung Lee Englund, the Republican candidate for 45th district Senate seat in Washington, talks with volunteers at her campaign headquarters in Woodinville, Wash. The race has attracted national attention and money because Englund's loss would give Demo

National
Politics & Government

Millions Of Dollars Pour Into Washington State Special Election

5:00am November 06, 2017

by Amy Radil

At stake is control of the Washington state Senate, where the GOP holds a one-seat majority. It's currently the only Republican-held legislative chamber on the West Coast.

A refinery in Anacortes, Wash. In 2016, voters in Washington state rejected an initiative that would have taxed carbon emissions from fossil fuels such as coal and gasoline.

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Politics & Government
Environment

A Carbon Tax Gains Traction Among Some Conservatives

5:02am February 28, 2017

by Uri Berliner

A long-shot idea has received recent attention: a plan that would set a price on carbon to encourage energy efficiency and limit the impact of climate change. Even the new CEO of Exxon Mobil backs it.