Carbon Tax

Carbon Tax
The tax, which rose from 10 Canadian dollars per ton of carbon dioxide in 2008 to 30 dollars by 2012, the equivalent of about $22.20 in current United States dollars, reduced emissions by 5 to 15 percent with “negligible effects on aggregate economic performance. ''It encouraged people to drive somewhat less and be more careful about heating and cooling their homes. Businesses invested in energy efficiency measures and switched to less polluting fuels.''
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_tax
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_carbon_tax
 * https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/02/business/does-a-carbon-tax-work-ask-british-columbia.html

That would create a clear incentive for businesses and consumers to use less fuel, invest in efficiency and switch to cleaner energy.


 * https://thehill.com/social-tags/carbon-tax - decent collection of articles about Carbon Tax
 * https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/current/State-Measures-Initiative-Measure-No-1631-Initiative-Measure-No-1631-concerns-pollution.html - recent vote about Carbon Tax in Washington

I will remain loyal to my free market economy view - price on carbon, price on water, removing subsidies for polluting stuff (meat and diary)