American Action Forum Issues Commentary: U.S. Carbon Tax Proposal - The 2025 Clean Competition Act
December 18, 2025
December 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Dec. 17, 2025:
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A New U.S. Carbon Tax Proposal: The 2025 Clean Competition Act
By Shuting Pomerleau
Executive Summary
* The 2025 Clean Competition Act (CCA), a narrow-based carbon tax proposal, would levy a tax of $60 per metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions associated with selected carbon-intensive goods, to be increased at a 6-pe . . .
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A New U.S. Carbon Tax Proposal: The 2025 Clean Competition Act
By Shuting Pomerleau
Executive Summary
* The 2025 Clean Competition Act (CCA), a narrow-based carbon tax proposal, would levy a tax of $60 per metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions associated with selected carbon-intensive goods, to be increased at a 6-pe . . .