Six-in-Ten Voters Favor Carbon Fee and Rebate Plan

Kull, Steven; Fehsenfeld, Evan; Lewitus, Evan "Charles"

Six-in-Ten Voters Favor Carbon Fee and Rebate Plan

dc.contributor.author	Kull, Steven
dc.contributor.author	Fehsenfeld, Evan
dc.contributor.author	Lewitus, Evan "Charles"
dc.date.accessioned	2021-07-22T19:52:42Z
dc.date.available	2021-07-22T19:52:42Z
dc.date.issued	2021-03
dc.description	A policymaking simulation is an online process that puts citizens in the shoes of elected officials by simulating the process they go through in making policy decisions. Each simulation introduces a broader policy topic and then presents a series of modules that address a specific policy option that is currently under consideration in the current discourse. For each module, respondents: 1) receive a short briefing on a policy issue and the option or options for addressing it; 2) evaluate arguments for and against the policy options; and 3) finally, make their recommendation for what their elected officials should do.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Bipartisan Majority Rejects Suspending Regulations on Emissions as Part of Plan – A new in-depth national survey finds that 62% of registered voters favor one of the few proposals for curbing greenhouse gas emissions that has support from both Republican and Democratic leaders — the carbon fee and rebate. This proposal would charge a fee on energy companies per ton of emissions (to encourage transitions to alternative energy sources), with a substantial portion of the costs presumably passed on to consumers in the form of higher energy costs (to encourage efficiency). To offset the higher energy costs, the revenue from the fee would be returned as a rebate to consumers on an equal basis. For low to middle income consumers the rebate would more than offset the higher energy costs. This proposal has been promoted by former Republican officials James Baker and the recent George Schultz as part of the Climate Leadership Council and was endorsed in a recent letter signed by over 3,500 economists, including dozens of Nobel Laureate winners, former Chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers, and former Chairs of the Federal Reserve Board, including both Republicans and Democrats. Variations of the proposal appear in several pieces of Congressional legislation including H.R. 763, S. 2284, H.R. 4051, S. 1128, S. 4484 and H.R. 4142 from the 116th Congress.	en_US
dc.identifier	https://doi.org/10.13016/emu7-vd1v
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1903/27571
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	Program for Public Consultation (PPC)
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	University of Maryland (College Park, Md)
dc.subject	Carbon fee and rebate	en_US
dc.subject	Climate change	en_US
dc.subject	Air quality	en_US
dc.subject	Environment	en_US
dc.subject	Greenhouse gases	en_US
dc.subject	Regulations	en_US
dc.subject	116th Congress	en_US
dc.subject	Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019, H.R. 763	en_US
dc.subject	Climate Action Rebate Act of 2019, S. 2284	en_US
dc.subject	Climate Action Rebate Act of 2019, H.R. 4051	en_US
dc.subject	American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 2019, S. 1128	en_US
dc.subject	America's Clean Future Fund Act, S. 4484	en_US
dc.subject	America Wins Act, H.R. 4142	en_US
dc.subject	Carbon tax	en_US
dc.title	Six-in-Ten Voters Favor Carbon Fee and Rebate Plan	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Dataset enclosed includes data from: Two-in-Three Voters Favor Creating National Green Bank	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Dataset enclosed includes data from: Bipartisan Majorities Favor Tax Incentives For Clean Energy and Efficiency	en_US
dc.type	Technical Report	en_US