Policy Analysis on Climate Change

Policy Analysis on Climate Change

Your task is to:

  1. Briefly describe how a carbon tax works, discussing the recognized drawbacks and benefits, as well as explaining how it works: who pays, who benefits, why is it effective and efficient, why not;
  2. Briefly describe how a Renewable Portfolio Standard works, discussing the recognized drawbacks and benefits, as well as explaining how it works: who pays, who benefits, why is it effective and efficient, why not;
  3. Discuss which tool would be more politically feasible in the United States, and which would be better for climate change mitigation

 

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The lawmakers, due to the increased awareness of global warming that is caused by the greenhouse gases, came up with Carbon tax. This is a pollution tax that is used to control the emission of carbon dioxide in the environment…
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