June 14, 2010 This week, RECAP team member Steve Schultze released new data on how PACER fees are collected and spent in a post entitled, “What Does It Cost to Provide Electronic Public Access to Court Records?” He will discuss this new data and other aspects of public access to federal case materials at a Law.gov event in DC tomorrow (live streaming...
A group of prominent politicians, economists, and corporate executives is renewing its push in Congress for a plan that would tax carbon and refund all the money to Americans in payments of approximately $2,000 a year for a family of four. As congressional Republicans work to come up with a response to climate change, and Democratic primary voters are...
As our nation responds to the economic devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, a well-designed climate policy can strengthen America’s recovery and improve its strategic position in the world. Our bipartisan carbon-dividend solution – backed by a broad coalition of supporters – is ideally suited for this moment. It will be tough enough to reverse today’s economic...
Executives from oil companies, utilities and some of the world’s biggest companies are meeting with senators and staff this week to push a carbon-fee-and-dividend proposal. The Climate Leadership Council has organized virtual meetings with members of both parties and executives from ConocoPhillips, Exelon Corp., Exxon Mobil Corp., Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co...
A new report from the Climate Leadership Council says the carbon tax proposal developed by former Republican Secretaries of State James Baker III and the late George Shultz would slash U.S. carbon emissions by 51% on its own. When paired with other climate policies such as efficiency standards and nature-based investments, the carbon fee could help cut emissions in...
With climate stakeholders scrambling in the wake of the Supreme Court decision on West Virginia v. EPA at the end of the session, the biggest takeaway message is this: Congress must put its partisan differences aside to act on climate change. And the clearest path forward is pricing carbon. … Nationalists and Reagan conservatives could both celebrate the result of...
On both sides of Capitol Hill, there is budding interest in implementing taxes on carbon-intensive goods that enter the U.S., though Democrats and Republicans tend to be interested for different reasons. In the Senate, Louisiana Republican Bill Cassidy is writing a preliminary bill, expected in a few months, to place a fee on foreign products brought into the country...
WASHINGTON, DC – Climate Leadership Council CEO Greg Bertelsen issued the following statement on Senator Bill Cassidy’s (R-LA) Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023, co-sponsored by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC): “Senator Bill Cassidy’s introduction of the Foreign Pollution Fee Act is an encouraging step toward securing critical supply chains, solidifying international...