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Comment 50 for Design Comments for the GHG Scoping Plan (sp-design-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Laurie
Last Name: Williams
Email Address: williams.zabel@gmail.com
Affiliation: www.carbonfees.org
Subject: Supplemental Comment - Cap-and-Trade v Carbon Fees
Comment:
Dear CARB, I wanted to supplement my request for reconsideration of using Carbon Fees, with the following request. To date CARB has performed very limited public education on Carbon Fees as an alternative market mechanism to create the incentives necessary to transition to a post-fossil fuel economy. I request that CARB create a committee to plan and conduct fair and balanced public education on the choice between Cap-and-Trade and Carbon Fees. I am also requesting that you consider including my husband, Allan Zabel and myself on this committee. Following a period of public education on this choice, I request that you conduct a period of additional public comment on this choice. This is too important a question to go forward without meaningful public education and involvement. I believe that this period of additional public education, involvement and public comment can proceed during the next year, while other AB 32 early actions are undertaken, and thus will not lead to a delay in the emissions reductions mandated by AB 32. As you may be aware studies by both the Congressional Budget Office and the Congressional Research Service have found that Carbon fees (also referred to as Carbon Taxes) have found that Carbon Fees would be an effective market mechanism. These studies have also noted significant problems with the Cap-and-Trade approach. Thank you for your consideration. Laurie Williams (510) 390-4224
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2008-07-31 20:53:25
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