Blog Posts: carbon pricing

Over the past several months, have showcased evolving public positions on carbon pricing that contrast their long-standing history as a roadblock for climate policy. This shift provides an opportunity to drive ambition in the corporate world, but only if trade associations put their political and financial muscle behind these positions.  

The global market system is designed to maximize profit while meeting people’s needs, but it's done so by becoming the single-most environmentally destructive force on the planet. It's time to change the rules.

In the global battle to rein in greenhouse gas emissions and prevent disasters, most economists agree that a carbon price is a key tool in the toolbox. But what’s less commonly discussed are what policies are needed in addition to a carbon price.

WRI President and CEO Dr. Andrew Steer recently joined the IMF Podcast to explore ways fiscal policies can help countries implement climate strategies. The big takeaway: Done smartly, rapidly reducing greenhouse gas emissions will actually benefit the economy.

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) are reportedly teaming up on a Green New Deal proposal.There are five questions legislators will need to consider before developing a zero-carbon economy plan.

Despite growing attention on clean energy, fossil fuels still account for 80 percent of global energy consumption. Here are four ways to cost-effectively make the transition to a clean energy future.

Climate discussions tend to focus on raising ambition—getting countries to reduce more emissions, faster.  But there’s an equally important issue that gets far less attention: ensuring climate action doesn’t leave anyone behind, particularly the world’s most vulnerable people.

The Yellow Vests movement is a reminder to governments that in the face of worsening social disparities, climate action cannot advance without ensuring benefits for all.

New WRI research explores how the United States can design a carbon tax that improves the economy and achieves emissions-reduction goals.

Forty Indian companies are setting a price on their internal carbon emissions, joining a global movement.