U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to reporters during the COP21 Climate Conference in Paris Dec. 9.(Ian Langsdon, Getty Images)
Re: “Reactions to Paris climate pact,” Dec. 20 letters to the editor.
Three-letter writers call for U.S. action to address the climate crisis. The U.S. committed at the Paris climate meeting to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions 26 percent from 2005 levels by 2025. Achievement of this goal is likely to require national legislation. One letter-writer suggests a way forward: adoption of a revenue-neutral carbon tax. He is in good company. Immediately prior to the Paris talks, a prestigious group of experts, including three former U.S. Cabinet secretaries who served Republican and Democratic presidents, endorsed a carbon tax; leaders of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank called on countries to put a price on carbon; and the world’s largest oil and gas companies, including Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil and BP, have called for a carbon tax. Conservative and liberal economists support the idea. Coloradans should know how Sens. Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet view this proposal.
Kathleen Wells, Denver
This letter was published in the Dec. 27 edition.
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