PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 13, 2020
Although there is no silver bullet to solve the climate crisis, carbon pricing is the most effective single policy as it alone applies across the entire economy. Without carbon pricing, we’ll be forever playing “whack-a-mole” fighting each carbon source individually. The Democrats’ latest plan favors carbon pricing but fails to acknowledge that a well-designed carbon fee and dividend must be included to make other facets of the plan more palatable by creating political and economic demand for clean energy alternatives. Maine is the only state with both of our senators on the Senate Climate Solutions Caucus. Ask Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins to join Rep. Pingree and endorse effective and equitable climate action like the carbon cash-back policy of HR 763. ~ Annie Antonacos, Portland