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China’s Slowing Oil Demand Growth Is Likely to Persist and Could Impact Markets
China’s demand for oil, long an important driver of global oil demand growth, slowed dramatically during January–September 2024. Between 2000 and 2023, China accounted for 50 percent of...
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Where Climate and Trade Policy Meet
In passing and signing the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, Congress and the Biden administration infused hundreds of billions of dollars into the energy transition. It was the...
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Relevant Articles
Comparing a Clean Electricity Standard and a Carbon Tax
As the United States commits to accelerating decarbonization as part of global efforts to combat climate change, the policies it enacts will govern its chances of success.
Expanding the Reach of a Carbon Tax: Emissions Impacts of Pricing Combined with Additional Climate Actions
Putting a price on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions can help governments reduce them rapidly and in a cost-effective manner.
Emissions, Energy, and Economic Implications of the Curbelo Carbon Tax Proposal
In July 2018 Representative Carlos Curbelo proposed legislation that would put a price on US carbon dioxide emissions (“Curbelo proposal”).
Energy and Environmental Implications of a Carbon Tax in the United States
A price on carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has long been a preferred instrument among economists and other academics for addressing the threat of climate change.
