Paying for Pollution

Yoram Bauman, National Association for Business Economics If economistsran the country, this book would be required readingfor anybody who wanted to understand American climatepolicy.

Yoram Bauman, Business Economics ... this book would be required reading for anybody who wanted to understand American climate policy.

Putting a price on carbon is the closest thing there is to a panacea to deal with global climate change. Gilbert Metcalf makes the case in this eloquent and compelling book." -N. Gregory Mankiw, Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics, Harvard University


Paying for Pollution: Why a Carbon Tax is Good for America is a gem - clear, accessible, filled with practical examples and devoid of polemics. It covers everything you need to know, offers new insights even for the experts, and removes the mysteries for those who just wonder what all the fuss is about. A must-read for skeptics and advocates alike."-Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President of the American Action Forum


Gilbert Metcalf lays out the case for a carbon tax in clear, compelling, and non-partisan terms. Paying for Pollution should be required reading in Washington, D.C., and, indeed, in capitals around the world."-Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction and New Yorker staff writer


A forceful, accessible, and convincing account of how to maximize the advantage of carbon pricing as the key tool we use to reduce the impacts of climate change." -Richard Newell, President and CEO of Resources for the Future

Gilbert E. Metcalf is the John DiBiaggio Professor of Citizenship and Public Service and Professor of Economics at Tufts University. In addition, he is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a University Fellow at Resources for the Future. In 2011-2012, Metcalf served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and Energy at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.