On October 2, 2009
Exxon CEO Tillerson’s Argument For a Carbon Tax
Exxon Mobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson renewed his push for a straight tax on greenhouse gas emissions in a speech last night, touting the benefits of a plan that would give companies a predictable cost and keep the government from picking energy winners and losers. The head of the world’s largest publicly trade company has been on the pro-carbon tax circuit for at least two years now. For many folks, including environmentalists and policymakers, Tillerson lacks credibility. It’s not so much that he leads the largest energy company in the U.S. It has more to do with the company’s active denial of climate change — a stance it has since backed away from a little bit. Putting Exxon’s past aside, for a…
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