How much would I-1631’s carbon fee cost you? That depends

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Date

Oct. 29, 2018

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

The Seattle Times

“'It is a tricky analysis,' said Rob Williams, a senior fellow at Resources for the Future who analyzes the economic impacts of carbon pricing. 'The most important piece is the spending, and that’s harder to model. Just what it would be for is not nailed down.'”

Topics

Traditional Carbon Pricing

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Roberton C. Williams III

Senior Fellow

Rob Williams is a senior fellow at RFF. He studies both environmental policy and tax policy, with a particular focus on interactions between the two.

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