To the Journal editor:

The scientific consensus is that if we do not dramatically reduce carbon pollution we will experience catastrophic climate change. (I believe) the majority of Americans want to see a solution.

A federal Carbon Fee and Dividend would put a price on carbon pollution and return the revenue to all households equally.

This would raise the price on fossil fuels to give renewables a jump start, while giving families a monthly check. Two-thirds of these families would break even or end up with money left over.

REMI, a third-party nonpartisan certifier (think Congressional Budget Office), found that a Carbon Fee and Dividend would create over 2.8 million jobs in the next 20 years and raise the GDP $1.375 trillion.

Lives saved due to cleaner air would be 227,000. The Citizen’s Climate Lobby is pushing Congress to enact Carbon Fee and Dividend, but we need everyone’s help.

Be on the right side of history. Be able to tell your children you knew what to do and did it even though it was difficult to accomplish.

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