What benefits will America receive by addressing climate change through Carbon Fee and Dividend legislation?
• We will reduce the CO2 level in the atmosphere back down to 350 ppm or less, stabilizing our climate and oceans and slowing down the mass extinction of species. • It will put America in a position of leadership on climate legislation and in green technology. Governments will be forced to adopt the same carbon fees as we do or their exports to our country will be charged the carbon fee at our ports. • It will decrease our dependence on foreign oil, substituting green technology and green energy made in the U.S. The U.S. spends up to $200 billion annually on imported oil. When we substitute that for green energy made in America it creates jobs. We can create more jobs developing green technology and clean energy than we can drilling for oil (without the risks or damage to the environment), and we can export green technology worldwide. • Decreasing our dependence on foreign oil increases our national security. Much of our military budget is spent protecting the free flow of oil and prop
