"In our current sclerotic political environment, it has pretty much zero chance of passing in the Senate and negative chance of passing in the House. But many climate activists like it, and many climate deniers hate it, "
"a 'carbon tax,' an idea that in recent years has gained favor among economists of all political stripes but which remains a political non-starter. Still, the Sanders-Boxer bill may herald more fights over climate change and what to do about it."