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MIT study suggests carbon tax could help reduce US deficit, lower other taxes, reduce emissions

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A new report from MIT’s Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change suggests that a tax on carbon emissions could help raise the money needed to reduce the US deficit, while improving the economy, lowering other taxes and reducing emissions. They found that the tax would raise $1.5

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Biofuel Companies and Trade Associations Push for Extension to Investment Tax Credits for Cellulosic Biofuels and The Inclusion of Algae Biofuels

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A group of 35 biotechnology and biofuel companies and trade associations are urging the leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee to extend tax credits for cellulosic biofuels for four years, to allow algae biofuels to qualify for those tax credits, and to create an option for monetizing the tax credits as tax refunds.

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Road accidents result in 3.14% GDP loss, Rajeev Kapur calls for urgent implementation of crucial recommendations in the upcoming Union Budget 2024 | Autocar Professional

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Kapur’s primary proposal is to reduce the Goods and Service Tax (GST) on helmets from the current 18% to 5%. To leverage corporate support, Kapur recommends allocating 1 percent of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds for road safety initiatives.

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Greenius To Corporate Carbon Producers: You’ll Pay & You’ll Like It

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But even if you don’t, I’d like to share my take on carbon cap and trade vs carbon taxes with you after the jump… . Everyone, without exception will pay a carbon tax in one form or another. Torrance's very own climate changer, the Exxon Mobil Refinery.

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A Stand for Solar: How a united movement helped pause CA’s solar tax proposal — at least for now

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk openly opposed the proposal on his Twitter account as well, describing it as a “bizarre, anti-environment move” by the state. These included former CA Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who flat-out called the proposal a “solar tax,” and Senator Dianne Feinstein, who made her opposition to NEM 3.0

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News: IRA Aims to Accelerate Fleet Electrification

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While many of the legislation’s provisions–such as the new and modified tax credits–encourage individual consumers to purchase a new or used electric vehicle, these measures also have the potential to benefit companies that make a similar move on a larger scale. In response to the rapidly evolving U.S.

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California Energy Commission awards nearly $70M to replace diesel school buses with electric school buses throughout state

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These efforts include the statewide California Climate Investments (CCI) initiative that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment. Over five years, the Energy Commission’s Proposition 39 K-12 Program awarded more than $1.7