Michael W. Howard, “One solution could fight both global extreme poverty and climate change”

by | Feb 11, 2014 | Research | 2 comments

Michael Howard

Michael Howard

[Michael W. Howard]

One partial solution to global extreme poverty could also help to mitigate the growing impacts of climate change: the development of a universal dividend funded by a universal carbon fee.

Michael W. Howard, “One solution could fight both global extreme poverty and climate change,” Bangor Daily News, February 5, 2014.

2 Comments

  1. Keith McNeill
    Keith McNeill on February 12, 2014 at 5:39 pm

    Climate scientist James Hansen has proposed a global carbon tax with the proceeds to be distributed to everyone (he calls it fee-and-dividend).

    According to my calculations, a global carbon tax set at $30 per tonne (the same as here in BC) would provide every adult human being with a basic income of about $180.

    I have posted a petition on Care2 that calls for a global carbon tax modelled after Hansen’s proposal. The URL is http://www.thepetitionsite.com/286/384/042/petition-for-a-referendum-on-a-global-carbon-tax/

    • USBIG
      USBIG on February 12, 2014 at 8:30 pm

      Thanks. I signed. We’ll have a story on that petition in a few days.