Comments on: A Convenient Tax – Issue #1 http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2007/04/04/an-inconvenient-tax-issue-1/ Pricing carbon efficiently and equitably Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:07:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Steve http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2007/04/04/an-inconvenient-tax-issue-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2739 Steve Fri, 25 May 2007 18:43:18 +0000 http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2007/04/04/an-inconvenient-tax-issue-1/#comment-2739 I fully support a carbon tax. However, carbon is not the problem. Carbon dioxide, methane, and so forth are. As you are likely aware, methane is a 21 times more potent "greenhouse gas" than carbon dioxide. If the tax is determined by the amount of carbon emitted (CO2 is 27.29% carbon, for example), we will be missing the real culprit. I say, let's have a CARBON DIOXIDE tax and a METHANE tax and so forth which will be based upon how much each gas contributes to global warming. For example, if carbon dioxide wre to be taxed at $1/kilogram, methane should be taxed at $21/kilogram. This way we can accurately reflect these externalities.   I fully support a carbon tax. However, carbon is not the problem. Carbon dioxide, methane, and so forth are. As you are likely aware, methane is a 21 times more potent "greenhouse gas" than carbon dioxide. If the tax is determined by the amount of carbon emitted (CO2 is 27.29% carbon, for example), we will be missing the real culprit. I say, let’s have a CARBON DIOXIDE tax and a METHANE tax and so forth which will be based upon how much each gas contributes to global warming. For example, if carbon dioxide wre to be taxed at $1/kilogram, methane should be taxed at $21/kilogram. This way we can accurately reflect these externalities.
 

]]> By: Dan http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2007/04/04/an-inconvenient-tax-issue-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1224 Dan Sat, 14 Apr 2007 22:47:30 +0000 http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2007/04/04/an-inconvenient-tax-issue-1/#comment-1224 <p>Evan,</p><p>Thanks for continuing to provide us with helpful suggestions!</p><p> <br /> </p> Evan,

Thanks for continuing to provide us with helpful suggestions!

 
 

]]> By: Evan http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2007/04/04/an-inconvenient-tax-issue-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1202 Evan Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:03:41 +0000 http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2007/04/04/an-inconvenient-tax-issue-1/#comment-1202 Hi guys,  Another group you might want to connect with is Redefining Progress.  They did some work on "Tax Waste, Not Work" a while back (summary <a href="http://www.rprogress.org/newpubs/1997/TaxWaste_sum.pdf" rel="nofollow">here</a>) and their ED is on the board of lots of different environmental initiatives.  They've got a lot of smart people working for them and could be helpful in your research, policy development, message development, etc. Hi guys,  Another group you might want to connect with is Redefining Progress.  They did some work on "Tax Waste, Not Work" a while back (summary here) and their ED is on the board of lots of different environmental initiatives.  They’ve got a lot of smart people working for them and could be helpful in your research, policy development, message development, etc.

]]> By: Evan http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2007/04/04/an-inconvenient-tax-issue-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1021 Evan Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:57:48 +0000 http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2007/04/04/an-inconvenient-tax-issue-1/#comment-1021 Great work!  Here's a blog posting of note from Matthew Nisbet titled <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/2007/04/aussies_consider_a_carbon_tax.php" rel="nofollow">Aussies Consider a Carbon Tax On Road To Cap and Trade</a>.  He might be a great person for you to work with on developing the right language and framing for a carbon tax. Great work!  Here’s a blog posting of note from Matthew Nisbet titled Aussies Consider a Carbon Tax On Road To Cap and Trade.  He might be a great person for you to work with on developing the right language and framing for a carbon tax.

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