Carbon Pricing Legislation in Massachusetts
- How Would Carbon Pollution Fees Affect Low-Income People in Massachusetts
- FACTSHEET: An Act to promote green infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and create jobs, Representative Benson
- FACTSHEET: An Act combating climate change, Senator Barrett
- Highlights of Testimony at Oct. 27, 2015 Legislative Hearing
- Massachusetts Democratic party endorsement of fair carbon pricing
Carbon Pricing in Massachusetts – Briefs
- Carbon Pricing: The Basics
- The Facts on Climate Change and Carbon Pricing
- Moving to a Clean Energy Future for Massachusetts
- Carbon Pollution Pricing Flyer
Business Case for Carbon Pricing
- Business Leaders for Climate Action: Create a Clean Energy Future for Massachusetts
- Web Site: Business Leaders for Climate Action
Supporters of Carbon Pricing
- Prominent Political Leaders and Economists Who Support Carbon Fees or Taxes
- 2017 Massachusetts Democratic Party Platform
- Massachusetts Democratic party endorsement of fair carbon pricing
- Massachusetts Democratic Party Endorsement of Fair Carbon Pricing
- Carbon Tax Center Economists Letter, Nov. 28, 2015
- Business Leaders for Climate Action letter with businesses endorsing S1747
The British Columbia Success
- British Columbia Success — How to Adopt a Winning Carbon Price
Proof Positive — The Mechanics and Impacts of British Columbia’s Carbon Tax - “The Shocking Truth about B.C.’s Carbon Tax: It Works,” by Ross Beaty, Richard Lipsey and Stewart Elgie, Toronto Globe and Mail, July 9, 2014.
- Learn more about BC
Research
- Study: Air Quality and Health Co-Benefits of a Carbon Fee-and-Rebate Bill in Massachusetts
- Study: Air pollution causes 200,000 early deaths each year in the U.S.
- Dept. of Energy Resources Study: Analysis of Carbon Pricing in Massachusetts, 4 page summary, July 2015
- Analysis of a Carbon Fee or Tax as a Mechanism to Reduce GHG Emissions in Massachusetts, Principal Findings and Executive Summary, MA Department of Energy Resources, December 2014
- Analysis of a Carbon Fee or Tax as a Mechanism to Reduce GHG Emissions in Massachusetts, Complete Study, MA Department of Energy Resources, December 2014
