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Carbon Tariff Raising UN Concerns

“The head of a U.N. panel on the science of climate change says trade tariffs in a House-passed bill to limit heat-trapping pollution have only served to irritate international negotiations and could undermine U.S. efforts to persuade developing countries to enter into a new global warming treaty. ” (AP, Wednesday)

Smoot-Hawley [1] in a green dress?

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A Tale of Two Tariffs” by Larry Schweikart

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