The choice of venue to unveil it on 10 June was notable: the American Enterprise Institute, a top conservative think tank in Washington. The Democrat co-sponsor of the 37-page American Opportunity Carbon Free Act , Senator Brian Schatz (Hawaii), admitted: “I never expected to be here,” adding “let's begin the discussion”. An environmental NGO would have been a more obvious choice of venue to launch the bill, however some conservatives do support a carbon tax, seeing it as a less…
Economy-wide carbon tax proposed by two US senators
A climate bill has never cleared Congress so it is a bold move and one that will need cross-party support to advance
Senators Brian Schatz and Sheldon Whitehouse unveiling their bill to create a US carbon tax — © Brian Beary