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Here's a better way to regulate carbon – and change the tired environment-versus-economy debate

  • Written by Nives Dolsak, Professor of Environmental Policy, University of Washington
imageIf carbon regulations restrict how much a company can pollute where it's located, it could move operations (and jobs) to another country – with no reduction in emissions. billy_wilson/flickr, CC BY-NC

Is it possible to reduce carbon emissions without hurting economic growth and destroying jobs?

The recent spate of executive orders, including...

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