The Carbon Tax Is Overrated
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Almost all economists are in favor of taxing carbon. In survey after survey, they support the idea.
It's easy to see why. The theoretical argument is convincing. Negative externalities -- social costs created, but not considered, in private transactions -- ought to be "internalized" through taxes on the activities in question. Any other outcome is inefficient, meaning that you could make at least one person better off without making anybody (including the polluters) worse off.