21. How Carbon Pricing Could Span the United States and North America
- Author:
- Gwynne Taraska and Howard Marano
- Publication Date:
- 11-2016
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Center for American Progress - CAP
- Abstract:
- Carbon pricing is flourishing in North America. Canada, for example, has announced a national price to take effect in 2018, while Mexico has announced a 12-month cap-and-trade pilot that will evolve into a national program. These developments join a network of established pricing instruments, including a carbon tax in Mexico and subnational systems in California, the northeast United States, and several Canadian provinces. Once unlikely, it now seems probable that carbon pricing will proliferate not only across Canada and Mexico but also in the United States. Carbon taxes and cap-and-trade programs have found a diverse set of U.S. proponents, including from the private sector and from across the political spectrum, who view carbon pricing instruments as effective and efficient methods of curbing greenhouse gas emissions and the disruptive effects of climate change.
- Topic:
- Climate Change, Environment, Regional Cooperation, Carbon Emissions, and Price Control
- Political Geography:
- Canada, North America, Mexico, and United States of America