Negotiators urged to ditch "reckless" cap-and-trade gamble

James S Murray
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Leading US economist argues carbon tax offers proven and more effective means of putting a price on carbon

One of the top economists in the US has today urged political leaders to abandon the "reckless gamble" of the Kyoto Protocol's approach to carbon trading and instead adopt carbon taxation as a proven and...

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