Local New York State Leaders Call for Carbon Tax

摘要

More than 150 local New York officials are urging Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) and state lawmakers to tax carbon and methane to generate some $7 billion for investments in clean energy, according to a letter obtained by Bloomberg Environment.The tax would be imposed on oil, gas, and coal companies and levied "as close to the source of pollution as possible, such as at the point of extraction for in-state fossil fuel production, on wholesale power purchase agreements, or point of importation of oil, natural gas, or other emissions sources into the state," the letter said.