Study shows how a carbon tax can both accelerate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and not hurt low-income households (United Nations)
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A new UN video on climate change explains how carbon pricing can help advance a transition to a low-carbon future.
NPR station cites Joint Program study that found that pricing carbon and returning the revenue from it to the public would reduce greenhouse gas emissions (WBUR)
Several different carbon-pricing approaches would help reduce emissions, and some would be fair as well, researchers report
New method could sharpen international climate policy design
Boston Globe: Study is one of the first to examine how the warming climate could affect the availability and distribution of the water basins that farmers depend on for irrigation (Additional coverage: KJZZ, Environmental Leader)
By 2050, the Southwest will produce significantly less cotton and forage, researchers report