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The Foolishness of Climate Tariffs

The Editors of National Review explain the foolishness of climate tariffs.

The C3 Take
  • Limiting free trade hurts the environment and the economy alike.
  • Carbon and climate tariffs increase the costs for consumers, while providing negligible environmental benefits.
  • In order to truly address global climate change we must look to free markets, not tariffs.

“[I]f these tariffs are likely to prove pointless from an environmental point of view, they are even more likely to prove destructive from an economic point of view.”

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The views and opinions expressed are those of the author’s and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of C3.

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