The simplest way to explain the behavior of any bureaucratic organization is to assume that it is controlled by a cabal of its enemies.
The Daily Caller (4/22/22) reports: "Two groups representing major corporations inched closer this week to backing a carbon tax policy critics argue would raise energy prices for consumers. The American Petroleum Institute (API) privately drafted a proposal that would include a tax of $35-50 per ton of carbon dioxide emitted by fossil fuels, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday evening. On Tuesday, meanwhile, the Business Roundtable (BR) — of which Amazon, Google, Apple, JPMorgan Chase and many other corporations are members — released an energy policy roadmap that endorsed carbon pricing, which forces emitters to choose between higher costs and transitioning to renewables, that they said incentivizes the 'deployment of technologies to lower emissions.'...The group, which represents almost 600 oil and gas companies, confirmed the proposal but said it was part of its broader analysis of a 'variety of approaches, policies and continuous innovation.' The proposal, which hasn’t been finalized or approved by its board, represents a departure from the group’s 'Climate Action Framework' released last year that backed a carbon pricing system. A carbon tax of $35 per ton would raise gasoline costs by about 28 cents a gallon while a $50-per-ton tax would increase pump prices by 41 cents a gallon"
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