Can We Price Carbon?

by Barry G. Rabe

Book Overview

A political science analysis of the feasibility and sustainability of carbon pricing, drawing from North American, European, and Asian case studies.

Climate change, economists generally agree, is best addressed by putting a price on the carbon content of fossil fuels--by taxing carbon, by cap-and-trade systems, or other methods. But what about the politics of carbon pricing? Do political realities render carbon pricing impracticable?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026253536X
• ISBN13: 9780262535366
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"