Putting a Price on Carbon: A Handbook for U.S. Policy Makers

The World Resources Institute's 'Putting a Price on Carbon: A Handbook for U.S. Policy Makers' serves as a reference guide on the design, revenue options, and economic impacts of carbon pricing mechanisms, specifically carbon taxes and cap-and-trade programs, to assist in the potential implementation of a national carbon price in the United States.

• The Handbook is designed as a comprehensive reference for U.S. policymakers regarding the design features, revenue options, and economic consequences of carbon pricing, focusing specifically on cap-and-trade programs and carbon taxes.
• Carbon pricing is presented as a core component for the United States to achieve significant greenhouse gas emission reductions over the coming decades, though it can also be designed to meet non-climate policy goals, such as increasing tax code efficiency.
• The guide aims to provide a foundation for the public debate in the United States concerning the timing and method of implementing a national carbon price, based on a review of highly cited literature representing various viewpoints.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Putting a Price on Carbon: A Handbook for U.S. Policy Makers. https://www.wri.org/research/putting-price-carbon

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Putting a Price on Carbon: A Handbook for U.S. Policy Makers. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/putting-price-carbon.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendputting, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Putting a Price on Carbon: A Handbook for U.S. Policy Makers}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/putting-price-carbon}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }