Duke Energy supports a carbon tax

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At Duke Energy, we have come to the conclusion that U.S. public policy on global climate change should encourage a transition to a lower-carbon-intensive economy through a broad-based, federal approach. We think a federal approach would be easier to integrate into a comprehensive global response, than would a hodgepodge of state rules. We believe that any U.S. climate policy should meet four criteria:

(1) It should be economy-wide;

(2) It should start now but reduce emissions gradually;

(3) It should be economically efficient; and

(4) It should align with other energy and environmental policy objectives.

A well-designed carbon tax can meet each of these criteria. We believe a carbon tax which addresses greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors of the economy is the best approach. “Tax” has become a four letter word in American politics, but if the federal government is going to influence behavior it should do so through the most efficient means; and in this case, a carbon tax is a better approach than alternatives such as a cap and trade regime. The tax can be structured to be revenue neutral, that is in aggregate to take no new money from the economy.

Read the rest of the study at http://www.duke-energy.com/pdfs/climate_change_business.pdf.

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uh? so i have to pay more? damn

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uh? so i have to pay more? damn

it's for the planet

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uh? so i have to pay more? damn

but steven will feel so much better.

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but pedro is not happy about it

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but pedro is not happy about it

don't you care about the chil'run?

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but pedro is not happy about it

don't you care about the chil'run?

pedroh hates children!

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Clearly, he wants to leave them a dead, grey, polluted, dreary planet!

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Clearly, he wants to leave them a dead, grey, polluted, dreary planet!

pedroh does not care about suffering children!

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there's no suh thing about the planet becoming a terrible place to live, cuz we're all gonna diein 2012