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A carbon fee and dividend makes fossil fuel companies pay for their carbon pollution.
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With a price on carbon, polluters pay. People get a carbon cashback. It will:
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help low and middle income people afford higher prices
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keep Americans healthier and living longer by reducing air pollution
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help reduce America’s carbon pollution 50% by 2030—putting us on track to reach net zero by 2050
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What is a Price on Carbon?
Polluters pay a fee whenever they use fossil fuels and damage our environment. The fee is based on the metric tons of CO2 generated. As this price flows through the economy, businesses and people are incentivized to switch to clean energy.
The money collected from taxing polluters on their carbon emissions is given back to Americans in the form of a monthly payment to spend however they choose. This type of carbon pricing policy is called a “carbon fee and dividend.”
Studies have shown that a steadily-rising price, starting at $15/ton and rising by $10/ton per year, would cut fossil fuel pollution by 30% in the first 5 years alone. This will put America on a path to hit the targets set by the Paris accords and to reach net zero by 2050.
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