Partnership for Responsible Growth

A series of collaborative discussions among interested parties, academic, environmental and business, about what various aspects of what a carbon pollution fee proposal would accomplish policy goals, be acceptable to interested parties, and legislatively viable. Achieved: Wide agreement among divergent interest groups about the general outlines of what a successful carbon fee structure should include. Highlighted those areas where there is not yet that consensus.

Interface with other groups concerned about taking more effective action to combat global warming educating them about the advantages of a globally exportable, market based solution. Achieved: General agreement that we all like and respect each other, appreciate the efforts other groups are making and agree that the differences in policy prescriptions each of us advocate are minor and subject to later reconciliation

Education of opinion leaders about the policy merits of a revenue neutral fee on carbon emissions. Achieved: Strong consensus that a carbon fee is better and more effective than existing and proposals to regulatory approaches to dealing with global warming