{"id":21546,"date":"2022-02-26T11:43:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T20:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aoan.aoos.org\/?page_id=21546"},"modified":"2023-10-27T09:51:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T17:51:54","slug":"episode-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aoan.aoos.org\/community-resources\/the-future-ocean-podcast\/episode-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_module=&#8221;21037&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#4d4d4d&#8221; border_width_bottom_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; border_width_bottom_phone=&#8221;&#8221; border_width_bottom_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_color_bottom_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; border_color_bottom_phone=&#8221;&#8221; border_color_bottom_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/aoan.aoos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/tfop-header-logo-768&#215;190-1.png&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Future Podcast Header Logo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_menu menu_id=&#8221;10&#8243; menu_style=&#8221;centered&#8221; menu_icon_color=&#8221;#4d4d4d&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Menu &#8211; Future Ocean Podcast&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; menu_font=&#8221;|600||on|||||&#8221; menu_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_menu][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e2e2e2&#8243; width=&#8221;95%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-3%||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1%|2%|0%|2%|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text &#8211; Episode 5 What is a Carbon Fee or Carbon Tax? 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tony Sirna, Citizens\u2019 Climate Lobby<\/strong><br \/>Tony Sirna is the Strategy Director for Citizens\u2019 Climate Lobby supporting and empowering volunteers in advocating for climate solutions. Tony was a founder of CalFACT where he worked to improve carbon pricing and support climate solutions in California. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Stanford University.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/aoan.aoos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/4-Tony-Sirna-profile-pic.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Tony Sirna&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Tony Sirna&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;75%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text &#8211; Adele Morris, Brookings Institution (Appearing by permission in The Future Ocean via clips from recorded presentations)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adele Morris, Brookings Institution<\/strong>\u00a0(Appearing by permission in\u00a0<em>The Future Ocean<\/em>\u00a0via clips from recorded presentations)<br \/>Adele Morris is a senior fellow in Economic Studies and Policy Director for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/project\/climate-and-energy-economics-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate and Energy Economics<\/a>\u00a0at the Brookings Institution. Her research informs critical decisions related to climate change, energy, and tax policy. She is a leading global expert on the design of carbon pricing policies. She joined Brookings in July 2008 from the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, where she advised members and staff on economic, energy, and environmental policy. Morris was the lead natural resource economist for the U.S. Treasury Department and served as the senior economist for environmental affairs at the President\u2019s Council of Economic Advisers during the development of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. She holds a PhD in Economics from Princeton University.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/aoan.aoos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5-Adele-Morris-profile-pic.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Adele Morris&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Adele Morris&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;75%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text content_tablet=&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information on topics discussed in this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img class=%22alignright wp-image-21544 size-full%22 src=%22https:\/\/aoan.aoos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Carbon-Tax-2030.jpg%22 alt=%22Carbon Tax Impact Graph%22 width=%22570%22 height=%22504%22 \/>Description of carbon tax systems and policy design considerations by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c2es.org\/content\/carbon-tax-basics\/\" link=\"%22_blank%22\" rel=\"%22noopener%22\">\u201cCarbon tax basics\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Over 3,500 economists have signed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clcouncil.org\/economists-statement\/\" link=\"%22_blank%22\" rel=\"%22noopener%22\">Economists\u2019 Statement on Carbon Dividends<\/a>, including four former chairs of the Federal Reserve, 28 Nobel Prize winners, and 15 former chairs of the Council on Economic Advisors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Leading economist with the Brookings Institution says most economists support establishing a price on carbon as a central means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions (and as part of a broader portfolio including diplomatic engagement, research, investment in adaptation, and equity). Learn what questions must be considered \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/11-essential-questions-for-designing-a-policy-to-price-carbon\/\" link=\"%22_blank%22\" rel=\"%22noopener%22\">\u201c11 essential questions for designing a price on carbon\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Energy_Innovation_and_Carbon_Dividend_Act#2018_bill\" link=\"%22_blank%22\" rel=\"%22noopener%22\">Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2021<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/senate-bill\/2085\/all-info\" link=\"%22_blank%22\" rel=\"%22noopener%22\">Save Our Future Act<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>How to track and compare carbon policy bills in Congress:<br \/>> Center for Climate and Energy Solutions \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c2es.org\/document\/carbon-pricing-proposals-in-the-117th-congress\/\" link=\"%22_blank%22\" rel=\"%22noopener%22\">Carbon pricing proposals in the 117<sup>th<\/sup> Congress<\/a><br \/>> Resources for the Future \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rff.org\/publications\/data-tools\/carbon-pricing-bill-tracker\/\" link=\"%22_blank%22\" rel=\"%22noopener%22\">Carbon pricing bill tracker<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Carbon pricing system in Canada:<br \/>> Since 2019, every province and territory in Canada has had a price on carbon emissions. Each province or territory can design its own pricing system, or they can choose the federal pricing system. See this summary of Canada\u2019s system, including a carbon tax in several provinces \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/environment-climate-change\/services\/climate-change\/pricing-pollution-how-it-will-work.html\" link=\"%22_blank%22\" rel=\"%22noopener%22\">Canada\u2019s carbon pricing program<\/a><br \/>> See independent news organization, The Conversation, for an easy-to-read view of Canada\u2019s carbon pricing system (and find out what cauliflower and broccoli have to do with carbon dividends) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/heres-what-the-carbon-tax-means-for-you-114671\" link=\"%22_blank%22\" rel=\"%22noopener%22\">\u201cHere\u2019s what the carbon tax means for you\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kelp farming is growing in Alaska \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schery-umanzor.com\/bioextraction\" link=\"%22_blank%22\" rel=\"%22noopener%22\">Research at University of Alaska Fairbanks<\/a> is looking into how ecosystem services of kelp might play a role in mitigating ocean acidification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8221; content_phone=&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information on topics discussed in this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img class=%22aligncenter wp-image-21544 size-medium%22 src=%22https:\/\/aoan.aoos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Carbon-Tax-2030-300x265.jpg%22 alt=%22Carbon Tax Impact Graph%22 width=%22300%22 height=%22265%22 \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Description of carbon tax systems and policy design considerations by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c2es.org\/content\/carbon-tax-basics\/\" link=\"%22_blank%22\" rel=\"%22noopener%22\">\u201cCarbon tax basics\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Over 3,500 economists have signed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clcouncil.org\/economists-statement\/\" link=\"%22_blank%22\" rel=\"%22noopener%22\">Economists\u2019 Statement on Carbon Dividends<\/a>, including four former chairs of the Federal Reserve, 28 Nobel Prize winners, and 15 former chairs of the Council on Economic Advisors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Leading economist with the Brookings Institution says most economists support establishing a price on carbon as a central means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions (and as part of a broader portfolio including diplomatic engagement, research, investment in adaptation, and equity). Learn what questions must be considered \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/11-essential-questions-for-designing-a-policy-to-price-carbon\/\" link=\"%22_blank%22\" rel=\"%22noopener%22\">\u201c11 essential questions for designing a price on carbon\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Energy_Innovation_and_Carbon_Dividend_Act#2018_bill\" link=\"%22_blank%22\" rel=\"%22noopener%22\">Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2021<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/senate-bill\/2085\/all-info\" link=\"%22_blank%22\" rel=\"%22noopener%22\">Save Our Future Act<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>How to track and compare carbon policy bills in Congress:<br \/>> Center for Climate and Energy Solutions \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c2es.org\/document\/carbon-pricing-proposals-in-the-117th-congress\/\" link=\"%22_blank%22\" rel=\"%22noopener%22\">Carbon pricing proposals in the 117<sup>th<\/sup> Congress<\/a><br \/>> Resources for the Future \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rff.org\/publications\/data-tools\/carbon-pricing-bill-tracker\/\" link=\"%22_blank%22\" rel=\"%22noopener%22\">Carbon pricing bill tracker<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Carbon pricing system in Canada:<br \/>> Since 2019, every province and territory in Canada has had a price on carbon emissions. Each province or territory can design its own pricing system, or they can choose the federal pricing system. See this summary of Canada\u2019s system, including a carbon tax in several provinces \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/environment-climate-change\/services\/climate-change\/pricing-pollution-how-it-will-work.html\" link=\"%22_blank%22\" rel=\"%22noopener%22\">Canada\u2019s carbon pricing program<\/a><br \/>> See independent news organization, The Conversation, for an easy-to-read view of Canada\u2019s carbon pricing system (and find out what cauliflower and broccoli have to do with carbon dividends) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/heres-what-the-carbon-tax-means-for-you-114671\" link=\"%22_blank%22\" rel=\"%22noopener%22\">\u201cHere\u2019s what the carbon tax means for you\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kelp farming is growing in Alaska \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schery-umanzor.com\/bioextraction\" link=\"%22_blank%22\" rel=\"%22noopener%22\">Research at University of Alaska Fairbanks<\/a> is looking into how ecosystem services of kelp might play a role in mitigating ocean acidification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8221; content_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Text &#8211; More information on topics discussed in this episode:&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information on topics discussed in this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-21544\" src=\"https:\/\/aoan.aoos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Carbon-Tax-2030.jpg\" alt=\"Carbon Tax Impact Graph\" width=\"445\" height=\"393\" \/>Description of carbon tax systems and policy design considerations by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c2es.org\/content\/carbon-tax-basics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&ldquo;Carbon tax basics&rdquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Over 3,500 economists have signed the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clcouncil.org\/economists-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Economists&apos; Statement on Carbon Dividends<\/a>, including four former chairs of the Federal Reserve, 28 Nobel Prize winners, and 15 former chairs of the Council on Economic Advisors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Leading economist with the Brookings Institution says most economists support establishing a price on carbon as a central means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions (and as part of a broader portfolio including diplomatic engagement, research, investment in adaptation, and equity). Learn what questions must be considered \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/11-essential-questions-for-designing-a-policy-to-price-carbon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&ldquo;11 essential questions for designing a price on carbon&rdquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Read the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Energy_Innovation_and_Carbon_Dividend_Act#2018_bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2021<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/senate-bill\/2085\/all-info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Save Our Future Act<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>How to track and compare carbon policy bills in Congress:\n<ul>\n<li>Center for Climate and Energy Solutions \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c2es.org\/document\/carbon-pricing-proposals-in-the-117th-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carbon pricing proposals in the 117<sup>th<\/sup> Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Resources for the Future \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rff.org\/publications\/data-tools\/carbon-pricing-bill-tracker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carbon pricing bill tracker<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Carbon pricing system in Canada:\n<ul>\n<li>Since 2019, every province and territory in Canada has had a price on carbon emissions. Each province or territory can design its own pricing system, or they can choose the federal pricing system. See this summary of Canada\u2019s system, including a carbon tax in several provinces \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/environment-climate-change\/services\/climate-change\/pricing-pollution-how-it-will-work.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada\u2019s carbon pricing program<\/a><\/li>\n<li>See independent news organization, The Conversation, for an easy-to-read view of Canada\u2019s carbon pricing system (and find out what cauliflower and broccoli have to do with carbon dividends) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/heres-what-the-carbon-tax-means-for-you-114671\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&ldquo;Here\u2019s what the carbon tax means for you&rdquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 12px;\">Kelp farming is growing in Alaska \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.schery-umanzor.com\/bioextraction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research at University of Alaska Fairbanks<\/a>\u00a0is looking into how ecosystem services of kelp might play a role in mitigating ocean acidification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-2%||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-4%||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.13.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_module=&#8221;21045&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb image=&#8221;https:\/\/aoan.aoos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fop-littlecrab.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;The Future Ocean Podcast Logo&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;20%&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Bottom Blurb &#8211; For more information&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; image_icon_custom_margin=&#8221;||-20px||false|false&#8221; animation=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For more information<br \/>Contact Darcy Dugan,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dugan@aoos.org\">dugan@aoos.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 5 What is a Carbon Fee or Carbon Tax? 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