Webinar: Examining the Pros and Cons of Carbon Pricing Policies

Members of Congress are increasingly embracing the realities of climate change and the need to implement policies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Putting a price on carbon is considered by many to be the most efficient and transparent policy approach to encourage emission cuts. Many in the businesses community are supporting a carbon pricing mechanism as preferable to other approaches.

Given the buzz, ConservAmerica hosted a webinar on Wednesday, July 21st that unpacked carbon pricing. Panelists discussed the rationale for carbon pricing as well as the various issues associated with it. The webinar explored different ways carbon pricing can be implemented, its potential impact on various industries, potential alternatives, its effectiveness in reducing emissions, international implications, and the political dynamics in Congress.

Watch the webinar and be sure to review Michael Greenston’s PowerPoint, titled “Put a Price on It: The How and Why of Pricing Carbon.”

Panelists:

Michael Greenstone, Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago

Frank Macchiarola - Senior Vice President of Policy, Economics, and Regulatory Affairs at the American Petroleum Institute

Laura Brannen, Senior Policy Advisor for Climate at The Nature Conservancy

Mike Catanzaro, President and Chief Policy Officer at The CGCN Group