He also backs a tax on carbon pollution that he says could cut emissions 91% by mid-century. Carbon capture technologies are currently available, but not at the large scale and low cost that would be needed for Delaney’s plan. Delaney’s carbon tax would start at $15 a ton of carbon and increase $10 a year. The congressman said he would ask Congress to pass a carbon tax in his first year as president. “Let’s put it this way, I’m not anti-nuclear because I don’t think you can be anti-nuclear and pro dealing with climate change,” Delaney said.

Source: The Guardian May 23, 2019 16:00 UTC