sponsorResources for the Future/Flickr Senator Whitehouse puts climate change on budget committee’s agenda For more than a decade, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse gave daily warnings about the mounting threat of climate change. Now he has a powerful new perch.
Politics www.nytimes.com Europe is proposing a border carbon tax. What is it and how will it work? Supporters say it could pressure other countries to take stronger climate action. But this novel tool could be tricky to implement.
Solutions www.nytimes.com Democrats call for a tax on imports from polluting countries The party’s $3.5 trillion budget plan would include a carbon tariff, as well as a host of other climate actions.
