SUN JOURNAL • December 6, 2020
The climate crisis is a uniquely challenging problem, larger and more sprawling than any problem ever faced by humanity. Many feel powerless and helpless to discern the priority for action. But now, due to the efforts of thousands of volunteers with the national Citizens’ Climate Lobby, there is a bill before Congress called the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act that proposes cash-back carbon pricing. This involves levying a fee on all fossil fuels at their source, and returning all revenues from this fee directly to American households on an equal per capita basis through monthly dividend checks. This cash-back feature makes the policy equitable, benefiting low-income households proportionately more than wealthy households. ~ Cynthia Stancioff, Chesterville