The Financial Times: "The MAGA Case for Carbon Pricing"

An issue of The Financial Times' Moral Money newsletter on the Foreign Pollution Fee Act that references research from Resources for the Future

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Date

June 6, 2025

News Type

Media Highlight

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The Financial Times

"Even if the bill were to pass, however, it’s not obvious that it would do much good for the climate, at least in the near term. A study last month by the think-tank Resources for the Future found that the law would 'have a minimal effect on global emissions'."

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