EPA is about to finalize a sky-high value for carbon that could be used whenever the federal government leases land to oil drillers or buys new mail trucks. But its effect on actual policymaking may be limited.
Despite being known for its ultra-progressive environmental policies, California is a huge producer of oil. This interactive map helps show the carbon cost of the state's prolific oil fields.
The former US secretary of state is involved in a fund launched on the NY Stock Exchange that is attempting to set a global price for carbon emissions.
The U.S. should establish a price on carbon and push financial institutions to be better prepared for the economic instability likely to be caused by climate change, according to a new report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
