The Benefits of a Carbon Tax

Ted Gayer: A carbon tax could do two things for us; help lower emission levels while raising revenues; and we need both.

On June 11, the Campaign 2012 project at Brookings held a discussion on climate change and energy, the seventh in a series of forums that identify and address the 12 most critical issues facing the next president. Darren Samuelsohn of POLITICO moderated a panel discussion with Brookings experts Ted Gayer, Katherine Sierra and Charles Ebinger, who presented recommendations to the next president. More at: http://goo.gl/0Zbjy