The Solution
A bipartisan climate breakthrough
A Climate Strategy that can Actually Pass and Actually Work
The Carbon Dividends Plan
Endorsed by the Largest Statement of Economists in World History
“Perhaps the closest the economics profession has ever come to a consensus” -UChicago Booth Review
The Explanatory TED Talk (1.5+ Million Views)
"All sides can win"
A Breakthrough Climate Strategy
A market-driven plan that's efficient, effective, and right for our moment.
THE Carbon Dividends Plan
The Four Pillars of Carbon Dividends
Supported by the Largest Statement of Economists in History
“Bipartisan agreement on how to combat climate change” -The Wall Street Journal
I. Charge fossil fuel companies a fee for their emissions
Carbon pricing is widely considered the single-most powerful tool we have to promote clean energy innovation and address climate change. It works by charging fossil fuel companies a fee for their pollution, which would create a clear market incentive to accelerate clean energy and cut emissions fast. This would help protect our families and communities from climate change and ensure continued health and prosperity.
II. Return the money collected to the American People
The revenue collected from the carbon fee would be returned directly to US households. In addition to avoiding debates about the size of government, this would empower the most vulnerable and promote economic opportunity. It would also ensure that the American people can win financially from solving climate change.
III. Hold other countries accountable and ensure they follow America’s lead
To successfully address climate change, we need global buy-in. A border carbon adjustment would facilitate just that. By charging a fee on the content of imported pollution, it would hold foreign countries accountable for their emissions, protect US businesses and workers, and incentivize other countries to follow America’s lead.
IV. Streamline regulations so businesses invest with confidence in clean energy
Streamlining regulations would improve efficiency, prevent redundancy, and give entrepreneurs the green light to invest in clean energy. It would also ensure we have a solution that is environmentally ambitious and politically viable—and that would succeed in addressing climate change and strengthening the economy at the same time.
There are various carbon dividends-style policies that have been proposed, so we at S4CD only rally around the carbon dividends framework—the broad statement of principles outlined in the historic Economists’ Statement on Carbon Dividends. This framework is built around basic economics and enjoys sweeping, enthusiastic support from policy experts across the political spectrum. It is widely considered a centerpiece of any effective response to climate change.
Carbon Dividends
Endorsed by 28 Nobel Prize-winners
The Largest Number to Endorse Any Policy on Any Topic, Ever
A Consensus Climate Strategy
Backed by An Incredible Amount of
Bipartisan Brainpower
“Those with the privilege to know, have the duty to act.”
-Albert Einstein
