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Sky Trust Update

In a Nutshell The Sky Trust proposal is an economically rational global warming policy for the United States that would achieve an equitable, carbon-efficient economy. All entities introducing fossil fuels into the U. S. economy would have to buy emissions rights for the carbon in that fuel. The U. S. government would auction emissions rights, which would be tradable in secondary markets for two years, and would then expire. Most of the receipts from sales of emissions rights would be returned in equal annual payments to each U. S. legal resident. The U. S. Treasury could send each legal resident an annual check, or the payments could be administered by a separate non-governmental trust. At the program's outset, the per capita payment is estimated to be about $100 annually, or $400 for a family of four.

The above paragraph is excerpted from a fresh, thorough justification of the Sky Trust idea as a "climate policy" -- see the whole story, including a number of informative charts, at this link

The three classic articles on the Sky Trust idea are:

• The Sky Trust -- What It Is and Why We Urge It

• Who Owns the Sky?

• Who Deserves the Value of the Atmosphere

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