1. Invisible Hand Is Kept Off Carbon.
- Author
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PORTER, EDUARDO
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EMISSIONS trading , *CARBON dioxide mitigation , *CLIMATE change , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy & economics , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *REPUBLICAN attitudes , *GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
The article looks at climate change policy in the U.S., discussing the opposition of many Republicans in the U.S. Congress to U.S. President Barack Obama's proposal for a pollution trading scheme to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, called cap and trade. It suggests this opposition is ironic, as Republicans have typically espoused market-based solutions to problems in lieu of government regulation.
- Published
- 2015