By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor July 4 may be past, but it’s always a good time to celebrate Freedom and Liberty. Fortunately Free Market people are always working to help secure these precious possessions with better perspective and policy options. So for Liberty, here’s this week’s news … Freeing Us […]
Tag: carbon tax
Does COVID-19 pose a threat to the EU’s climate neutrality efforts?
By Sofia López Piqueres, courtesy of EPC There is a real danger that the COVID-19 crisis will derail the Union’s climate efforts. But rather than use the current situation as an excuse not to act, EU leaders need to show statesmanship now more than ever by daring to tackle the climate, health and […]
Carbon tax would be disruptive, destructive for Britain
“Why a carbon tax would be bad for Britain” By Sam Packer, courtesy of Taxpayers’ Alliance UK In 2011, Australia introduced the Clean Energy Act to levy additional taxes on carbon emissions. It was repealed just three years later. Since then, British politicians have repeatedly advocated following suit, with 516 references made to the idea […]
Say no to EU carbon border tax
“A European carbon border tax: much pain, little gain” By Ben McWilliams and Georg Zachmann, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute The European Green Deal has set a target of reducing European Union carbon emissions by about 40 per cent over the next ten years. Reaching this target is likely to involve a significant […]
European Green Deal’s call for central planning is dangerous
“A trillion euros on the wrong policy” By HSH Prince Michael of Liechtenstein, courtesy of ECAEF and GIS There are several cost-efficient and market-friendly policies that could be implemented by both Germany and the European Union to reduce the impact of carbon emissions on the environment. However, these solutions are being cast aside while […]
German climate activists demand action, not words, in 2020
“The time for courageous climate policy is now!” By Charlotte Unger, courtesy of IASS In 2019 the public debate on climate change shifted markedly, yet little was achieved in terms of concrete action. What developments can we hope to see in the year ahead? Heralded as a year for action, 2019 turned out […]
Market Environmentalism Is No Oxymoron
By Kai Weiss, courtesy of the Austrian Economics Center This article is an adapted version of remarks given at the Climate and Freedom Summit 2019 in Madrid, Spain, organized by Fundalib, Reason Foundation, and the Clean Capitalist Leadership Council on December 12. No other political topic has played as great of a role in 2019 as […]
The European Green Deal Is Every Bit as Bad as Expected
By Bill Wirtz, courtesy of the Austrian Economics Center The European Commission has unveiled its “European Green Deal,” after taking hints on denomination from its American counterpart, the “Green New Deal.” While the legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress remains fiction under a Republican executive and Senate, the Brussels initiative will become law unless […]
EU hopes to lead world’s environmental-economic transformation
“Europe’s Apollo 11 will not be about the moon” By Simone Tagliapietra, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute “This is Europe’s ‘man on the moon’ moment.” These are the bold words used by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen 11 days into her job as she presented her plan for a ‘European Green Deal’ […]
Carbon tax would be incompatible with trading system
“CO2 pricing – Reformation or revolution?” By Dr. Malte Jahn, courtesy of HWWI The climate policy in Germany is probably more in question than it has been since the first Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) passed 20 years ago. The voices of the “Fridays for Future […]