Sustainability Dialog: A CARBON FEE AND DIVIDEND PROGRAM To Combat Global Warming

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This event is sponsored by Sustainable Claremont, the League of Women Voters, the Interfaith Sustainability Council, and Pomona College.

The Claremont City Council is asked to pass a resolution supporting a national carbon fee and dividend (CFAD).  CFAD is a non-partisan, market-based, and revenue-neutral solution to counter global warming.  The fee would be applied to production and imports of coal, oil, and natural gas, with the proceeds returned equally to American families.  This approach can greatly reduce US greenhouse gas emissions by shifting the market away from fossil fuels to renewables and increasing energy efficiencies over the decades while improving our health, creating jobs and protecting family budgets.  CFAD experts John Odell (USC) and Rob Haw (JPL) will discuss the proposal, its implications, and lead a dialogue.