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Fresh thinking: the carbon tax that would leave households better off

  • Written by Richard Holden, Professor of Economics and PLuS Alliance Fellow, UNSW
Fresh thinking: the carbon tax that would leave households better offThe UNSW climate dividend proposal will be launched on Wednesday by the Member for Wentworth Kerryn Phelps. Shutterstock

Today, as part of the UNSW Grand Challenge on Inequality, we release a study entitled A Climate Dividend for Australians that offers a practical solution to the twin problems of climate change and energy affordability.

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