No Danger in Implementing a Carbon Tax

by odiyya | June 20, 2007 at 04:25 pm
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Fighting global warming with a carbon tax would cause virtually no negative economic impact in first two years and offer an economic boost thereafter. At $50, a carbon tax would shave about 0.09 per cent of GDP in 2010. However by 2020, the impact would become slightly positive for the economy, working out to a 0.004 per cent increase. there you have it. Lets get on with it.

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at 03:45 on June 21st, 2007

Thank you odiyya Research and Development  into carbon free energy should be a priority for all energy producers and users, the
consequences are more ice caps melting and more land flooding. Good stuff.

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