The Heartland Institute

... when federal and state governments offered tax incentives to install solar and conservation technologies. Many of these failed badly and consumers are still wary of using these systems.... ...

Carbon taxes have regained traction with several prominent... voicing support for a “revenue-neutral” carbon tax in exchange for tax cuts on capital or investments. Most... to generate bipartisan support for a carbon tax to be offered in the lame... about global warming, he argues a tax... ...

Because so much is at stake, the possibility that human activities are influencing the global climate should be taken seriously. More research is needed, however, before predictions of global climate change or its effects on the biosphere and human health can be considered credible. Major gaps exist in our understanding of ...

... trade as a politically superior non-tax approach to climate policy. However, cap... on households to a similarly designed carbon tax. Using the newly-released 2002 inputoutput... households, and would not represent a tax free way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.... ...

... surrounding the creation of a new carbon tax have increased. In response to that... forces to urge Congress to oppose carbon taxes. A study by the Institute for... in place many policies that discourage carbon-intensive activities and encourage alternatives, such as gasoline taxes, CAFE... ...

... Energy Markets May Result from Inefficient Tax Scheme WASHINGTON D.C. – The Institute... fallacies of so-called revenue-neutral carbon tax swaps, an idea that has gained... Murphy reveals in the study, entitled “Carbon ‘Tax Swap’ Deals: A Review and Critique,” that pro-carbon tax discussions... ...

Taxes on labor and capital income distort... thereby aggravating the distortions created by taxes.... ...

... of the Congress resolution opposing a carbon tax. You can read that letter here... forces to urge Congress to oppose carbon taxes. The open letter, which was released... jnothdurft@heartland.org . Visit Heartland's Carbon Tax page for links to extensive research... for adoption of a “revenue... ...

... of air pollution emissions, motor fuel taxes, land-use management, fuel economy standards... for two-thirds of man-made carbon monoxide emissions, one-third of nitrogen... 1992 paid $38 billion more in taxes than total government spending on roads... administration). The existence of a net tax subsidy for... ...

... It includes an alternative simplified income tax that would eliminate most deductions, exemptions... the nation with two federal income tax brackets: 10 percent and 25 percent instead of the current six tax brackets.... ...

Reducing the amount of carbon dioxide Americans pump into the atmosphere... aggravate economic distortions created by the tax system. But most of this added... revenues are used to cut other taxes.... ...

This report, titled U.S. Climate Change Technology Program-Technology Options for the Near and Long Term, presents summary descriptions, or profiles, of technologies or technology areas believed to offer signficant potential for contributing to the president's near- and long-term goals. This collection is fairly complete and roughly ...

Jeff Kueter: Good afternoon. I am Jeff Kueter, the President of the George Mar-shall Institute, and it is my pleasure to welcome you to this installation of our Washing-ton Roundtable on Science and Public Policy. This is a continuing series of the Mar-shall Institute designed to bring together the scientific and technical ...

... is a major source of the carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global... responsible for roughly 40% of all carbon dioxide emissions resulting from human activity.... ...

State greenhouse gas programs aimed at reducing emissions to 7 percent less than 1990 levels could cost the average state government $3.2 billion in direct expenses and lost revenues, or 28.6 percent of an average state government s entire 2001 revenues. Consumers would have to pay even more: approximately $10,000 a year per ...

This paper uses sophisticated sector-based models in conjunction with a computable general equilibrium model of the economy to examine and compare the costs of programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We find that excluding a limited number of sectors from an economywide policy does not significantly raise costs. Focusing ...

The April 2009 issue of Budget & Tax News leads with a report on... candidacy by doubling the federal cigarette tax. * Recent statements and actions of Obama... may be backing away from a carbon emissions cap-and-trade scheme. * Despite a $6 billion budget deficit and layoffs at major regional employers such... ...

... household --that would result from various taxes that might be imposed to force or encourage GHG emission reductions to comply with obligations agreed to in the Kyoto UN climate change negotiations, The numbers shown in the tables on pages 34 and 35 and summarized below are first year costs in the sense that they... ...

In Washington, DC and throughout the nation, elected officals and key leaders are debating whether the Kyoto Protocol, and interational treaty negotiated by the Clinton Administration that would legally bind developed countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, should be signed and ultimately ratified by the US Senate ...

... Among other things, the law contains tax incentives worth over $14 billion between... In this paper I survey federal tax energy policy focusing both on programs... rough calculation of the impact of tax incentives for domestic oil production on... assess the impact of the federal tax incentives directed... ...