A Different Kind of Carbon Tax
My primary policy areas at CalChamber are Privacy and Tax. Yet, when I heard there was going to be a proposal for a “carbon tax” […]
Climate Change
Avoiding the Blame Game: California Should Focus on the Facts
Like its ambitious climate change goals, California can be a leader and should rise above the fray and show the nation by sound policy—not by […]
California Air Resources Board Considers Amendments to Cap-and-Trade Regulations
California made good on its promise to establish a nation-leading market for carbon emissions when a bipartisan vote of the Legislature passed the cap-and-trade program […]
When Thinking Globally, Policymakers Should Remember Local Impacts
On September 12-14, 2018, the Global Climate Action Summit will convene in San Francisco, following Governor Brown’s 2017 announcement in advance of the United Nations’ […]
Legislature stays the course, preferring market mechanisms for GHG goals – for now
Given the choice between a cost-effective market approach to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and more expensive command-and-control regulations, the Legislature so far is sticking […]