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Taxing carbon may sound like a good idea but does it work?

  • Written by Paul Griffin, Distinguished Professor of Management, University of California, Davis
The biggest U.S. oil company wants to pay every American a dividend. AP Photo/Richard Drew

Exxon Mobil is backing a proposal to tax oil, gas and coal companies for the carbon they emit and redistribute the money raised that way to all Americans. It’s also giving a group urging Washington to enact a tax on carbon US$1 million to advocate for...

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