Climate Action…through a Tax Shift

Who's already using a carbon tax?

Ranked by how long the location has been using the tax:

(None of these locations tax renewable energies.)

Area	Since When	Rate	Where the money goes
British Columbia, Canada	July 1 2008	$10 (Canadian) per metric ton of CO2 in 2008, i.e., 2.4 cents (Canadian) on a litre of gasoline, or 9.1 cents Canadian (9.2 cents U.S.) per gallon.	The tax will rise by $5/tonne annually to $30 per tonne in 2012. Revenue neutral: the tax money will be returned to taxpayers through personal income and business income tax cuts. Details || More info here , here, here, and here.
Finland	17 years	$24 US/ton CO2 or $88 US/ton of carbon	development of renewable energy technology, including biomass gasification Details || More info
Sweden	16 years	$150 US/ton CO2 (sic!) or $550 US/ton of carbon	development of biomass for heating and industry. More info
Norway	15 years	Taxes range from $10-51/ton CO2; average $21/ton of CO2 released	"...the oil producers have found it quite economical and profitable to develop and use advanced CCS technologies in order to avoid the tax they would otherwise pay for the CO2 they would otherwise emit." Details
Aspen, CO, USA	7 years	$340 per ton of CO2 - the world's stiffest tax on carbon emissions.	Levied on owners of new homes; it's based on how much carbon dioxide the home's energy-gobbling amenities will generate; owners can get out of it by installing solar panels, etc. Details
Great Britain	6 years	$.003, $.0014, & $.0087US per kWhr on gas, liquid petrol. gas, and electricity	The tax is almost revenue-neutral; GB uses the revenue to support energy-efficiency and renewable energy, in addition to reducing other taxes. More info
Boulder, CO, USA	1.3+ years	adds $16/yr to the elec. bill for an ave. homeowner, and $46/yr for an ave. business	Only electricity is taxed and it is not reciprocated by a rebate to the business or homeowner; the tax goes to increasing energy efficiency and renewable-energy use, and to reducing vehicle miles traveled. The end goal is a 24% reduction below current electricity use. More info
Quebec province, Canada	Oct. 1, 2007	$.03US/gallon of gas; about $24/person/year	Canada's green party is pushing for a much higher (national) increase in gas tax: up to $.28US/gallon by 2020. Details || More info