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Irwin Stelzer, an economist and conservative intellectual who isn’t inclined to suffer fools, suggests a carbon tax could help reduce the deficit and enhance national security, even as it stimulates economic growth. Quite so. The problem – or at least one of the problems – is the bitter opposition … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: carbon tax, deficit, Hudson Institute, Irwin Stelzer | Category: Climate Change, Energy, Energy Regulation, Environment |
 Leave a commentIn the beginning, economists touted emissions taxes and cap-and-trade systems as efficient, market-friendly methods for reducing pollution. The idea: put a price on pollution equal to the damage it caused or decide what level of emissions was acceptable to society as a whole, and then let businesses decide how to minimize … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: cap-and-trade, carbon tax, Climate Change, David Weisbach, environmental economics, Martin Weitzman, safety valve | Category: Interesting Research |
One commentNuclear power in America lives in an odd political/economic limbo. The 104 plants operating here (all built before 1978) have become the work horses of the utility industry, generating one-fifth of the nation’s electricity at low marginal cost thanks to vast improvements in their operating reliability. And, … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: cap-and-trade, carbon tax, Climate Change, environmental policy, John Parsons, nuclear power, Paul Joskow | Category: Energy, Environment |
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