This article by Jerry Hinkle, CCL Research Coordinator, offers excellent guidance on responses to some of the key criticisms of carbon pricing. This is a recommended reading for anyone interested in carbon pricing and is especially helpful for those conversations where questions about efficacy and the challenges of getting carbon legislation passed.

“As advocates working for a price on carbon, we sometimes hear criticisms of the policy we support. You may have heard some of the criticisms yourself: that current carbon pricing programs have not sufficiently reduced emissions in practice, that direct regulation has been more effective, or that passing a carbon tax is too difficult politically.

In CCL, one of our core values is integrity. To us that means that we are open to new information, and we refine our solutions to make them better. So, we’re willing to explore these criticisms to understand the degree to which they have merit. Let’s take a look at each one.” More…