How federal tax dollars meant to fight climate change could end up boosting Louisiana’s fossil fuel production

Carbon capture is turning the oil and gas industry into a critical player for mitigating climate change – while its products continue to heat up the planet.

Ned Randolph, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Communications, Tulane University • conversation
April 1, 2024 ~10 min

Michigan Gov. Whitmer proposes a caregiver tax credit − an idea many Americans support

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed tax credit is part of a trend toward public support for family caregiving.

Adriana Reyes, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Cornell University • conversation
March 5, 2024 ~6 min


State-owned energy companies are among the world’s most polluting – putting a price on carbon could help

Governments that publicly commit to carbon pricing are compelled to get their own house in order.

Gerhard Schnyder, Professor of International Management & Political Economy, Loughborough University • conversation
Feb. 16, 2024 ~7 min

Sugary drink purchases fizzled after tax

Following enactment of excise taxes on sugary drinks, purchases declined dramatically and steadily in five American cities.

UC Berkeley • futurity
Jan. 10, 2024 ~5 min

How companies skirt law to contain US tax dollars

A new study reveals how companies are responding to BEAT provisions and identifies the potential costs associated with their tax avoidance strategy.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Dec. 13, 2023 ~7 min

From the Paris agreement to COP28, how oil and gas giants try to influence the global climate agenda

Many oil and gas companies support a tax on carbon, even though they are significant emitters.

Alain Naef, Assistant professor, ESSEC • conversation
Dec. 8, 2023 ~7 min

It’s high time for alliances to ensure supply chain security, researchers urge

The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the interconnected nature of global supply chains, and showed how a disruption in one part of the world can have global

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 19, 2023 ~6 min

Meat tax: no UK politician is calling for one – but maybe they should

Let’s just call it something different.

Linus Mattauch, Assistant Professor in Environmental Economics, Technical University of Berlin and Honorary Research Associate, School of Geography and Environment, University of Oxford • conversation
Oct. 6, 2023 ~8 min


Climate change is a fiscal disaster for local governments − our study shows how it's testing communities in Florida

A new study of Florida’s fiscal vulnerability to climate change finds that flooding directly threatens many local tax bases.

William Butler, Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State University • conversation
Oct. 5, 2023 ~11 min

A carbon tax on investment income could be more fair and make it less profitable to pollute – a new analysis shows why

Taxing consumption that contributes to climate change hits the poor the hardest, while overlooking the huge profits tied to greenhouse gas emissions.

Jared Starr, Sustainability Scientist, UMass Amherst • conversation
Aug. 17, 2023 ~8 min

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