Step 1. Read "Global Warming's Terrifying New Math" and complete Cornell notes.
Step 2. Vocabulary Log.
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Step 3. Read Carbon Pricing 101 and complete Cornell notes.
Step 4. Gather evidence to prepare for writing a letter to the editor of The Post and Courier, our local newspaper:
a) taking a side for or against a carbon tax
b) advising how carbon tax revenues should be allocated
Complete your letter to the editor on Google Classroom.
1. What is the purpose of a carbon tax? (Carbon Pricing 101 is a good link, too)
2. What are options for using the revenue from a carbon tax?
3. What are advantages and disadvantages of a carbon tax?
4. How have other countries implemented a carbon tax or cap and trade system? What can individual states do to reduce carbon emissions?
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