A fee imposed on fossil fuel producers or users based on the amount of carbon dioxide emitted when their products are burned. By making pollution more expensive, a carbon tax creates a market incentive to switch to cleaner energy sources without the government picking winners.
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The climate window is closing — but the clean energy transition is also the largest job-creation opportunity in American history.
Trade generated $2.6 trillion in gains — while destroying 2.4 million jobs in communities that never recovered. The fix is fair rules, not blanket tariffs.