Bills Quote by Steven Chu

If other countries don't impose a cost on carbon, then we will be at a disadvantage...we would look at considering perhaps duties that would…

— Steven Chu

Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. . . . Because I'm capping greenhouse gases, coal power…

— Barack Obama

If we change the way the electricity sector operates, we can bring down our levels of carbon pollution, and continue the crucial task of…

— Julia Gillard

Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket… Because I’m capping greenhouse gasses, coal power plants, natural gas…you…

— Barack Obama

Many scientists and economists also say putting a price on carbon through carbon taxes and/or cap-and-trade is necessary.

— David Suzuki

The question is: do we pay a little bit more now? Or do we pay a whole lot later? For the equivalent of a…

— Van Jones

We need to put a price on carbon, and that's what cap-and-trade does and that's also what a CO2 tax does. As long as…

— Al Gore

“Emissions of carbon dioxide are largely by-products of productivity-- of industry, governments, and individuals producing things that we want more of (including heating, cooling,…

— Bjorn Lomborg

Cuts in carbon emissions would mean significantly higher electricity prices. We think the American consumer would prefer not to be skinned by Obama's EPA.

— Fred Upton

We need the world to put a price on carbon.

— Tony Hayward

I also think that if you want to put a price on carbon, why not just do it with a simple tax? Why not…

— Tony Abbott

If there's one thing I would like to see, it'd be for us to be able to price the cost of carbon emissions.

— Barack Obama