Time for a Carbon Tax (Kemal Derviş, Karim Foda, Project-Syndicate)

Over the last few decades, oil prices have fluctuated widely – ranging from $10 to $140 a barrel – posing a challenge to producers and consumers alike. For policymakers, however, these fluctuations present an opportunity to advance the key global objectives – reflected in the Sustainable Development Goals adopted last September and the climate agreement reached in Paris in December – of mitigating climate change and building a more sustainable economy.

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/time-for-a-carbon-tax-by-kemal-dervis-and-karim-foda-2016-02