Ideas change everything

A climate solution where all sides can win

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Ted Halstead |

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• April 2017

Why are we so deadlocked on climate, and what would it take to overcome the seemingly insurmountable barriers to progress? Policy entrepreneur Ted Halstead proposes a transformative solution based on the conservative principles of free markets and limited government. Learn more about how this carbon dividends plan could trigger an international domino effect towards a more popular, cost-effective and equitable climate solution.

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Why are we so deadlocked on climate, and what would it take to overcome the seemingly insurmountable barriers to progress? Policy entrepreneur Ted Halstead proposes a transformative solution based on the conservative principles of free markets and limited government. Learn more about how this carbon dividends plan could trigger an international domino effect towards a more popular, cost-effective and equitable climate solution.

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Policy entrepreneur, climate expert, author

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Ted Halstead breathed new life into US and global climate policy by mobilizing conservative leaders and CEOs around a breakthrough carbon dividends solution.

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Bipartisan Climate Roadmap

The Climate Leadership Council's Bipartisan Climate Roadmap is the result of more than two years of dialogue among the Founding Members and is a plan for legislative introduction of the carbon dividends plan on a bipartisan basis in the US Congress. | (2020)

The Climate Leadership Council's Bipartisan Climate Roadmap is the result of more than two years of dialogue among the Founding Members and is a plan for legislative introduction of the carbon dividends plan on a bipartisan basis in the US Congress. - Bipartisan Climate Roadmap

Founding Members of the Climate Leadership Council

The Climate Leadership Council’s Founding Members range from Fortune 100 companies to top environmental organizations and thought leaders from across the political spectrum. | (2017)

The Climate Leadership Council’s Founding Members range from Fortune 100 companies to top environmental organizations and thought leaders from across the political spectrum. - Founding Members of the Climate Leadership Council

Economists' Statement

3500+ economists, 27 Nobel laureates, all 4 former Fed Chairs and 15 former Chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers unite behind carbon dividends as the bipartisan climate solution. | (2019)

3500+ economists, 27 Nobel laureates, all 4 former Fed Chairs and 15 former Chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers unite behind carbon dividends as the bipartisan climate solution. - Economists' Statement

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