Elon Musk Floated the Idea of a Carbon Tax to Trump, an Official Says
- Issue raised at White House meeting this week on manufacturing
- Idea has been backed by secretary of state nominee Tillerson
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Tesla Motors Inc. founder Elon Musk is pressing the Trump administration to adopt a tax on carbon emissions, raising the issue directly with President Donald Trump and U.S. business leaders at a White House meeting Monday regarding manufacturing.
A senior White House official said Musk floated the idea of a carbon tax at the meeting but got little or no support among the executives at the White House, signaling that Trump’s conservative political orbit remains tepid on the issue.