Enact a Carbon Tax

The fossil fuel industry is the source of mercury, ozone and soot pollution and is responsible for acidifying oceans and a warming planet. Leading scientists are seriously concerned that the habitability of our world is at stake. The fossil fuel industy is the only industry that is able to pollute for free. While regulations and targeted subsidies/penalities can somewhat address carbon pollution, these methods are too inefficient to deal with the growing risks. A carbon tax is the most efficient market-based mechanism to reduce fossil fuel pollution by ensuring that the price of carbon pollution is reflected in all goods and services.