Putting a Price on Carbon, Part 1

The carbon tax is an important market-based part of the policy mix in the climate debate, but not the only solution to the emissions problem. The price of carbon must reflect the social benefit and the social cost of producing the good, not just the private costs and benefits of the pollution. Professor Sachs also discusses the issue of internalizing externalities with Pigouvian taxes.

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