Fuel Taxes Must Rise, Harvard Researchers Say
By SINDYA N. BHANOO
To meet the Obama administrations targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, some researchers say, Americans may have to experience a sobering reality: gas at $7 a gallon.
To reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the transportation sector 14 percent from 2005 levels by 2020, the cost of driving must simply increase, according to a forthcoming report by researchers at Harvards Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
The 14 percent target was set in the Environmental Protection Agencys budget for fiscal 2010.
Fuel Taxes Must Rise, Harvard Researchers Say - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com
Sounds great
By SINDYA N. BHANOO
To meet the Obama administrations targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, some researchers say, Americans may have to experience a sobering reality: gas at $7 a gallon.
To reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the transportation sector 14 percent from 2005 levels by 2020, the cost of driving must simply increase, according to a forthcoming report by researchers at Harvards Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
The 14 percent target was set in the Environmental Protection Agencys budget for fiscal 2010.
Fuel Taxes Must Rise, Harvard Researchers Say - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com
Sounds great