33: How Utahns Could Support a Tax on Carbon Emissions
From Talking Climate by The Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy
December 10, 2025 · 33 min · Season 3 · Episode 33
About this episode
The episode discusses a proposed tax initiative in Utah aimed at reducing air pollution by taxing carbon emissions.
Episode Intro: A couple years ago, a Utah statewide ballot initiative called Clean the Darn Air was proposed to tackle the persistent air pollution which Wasatch Front residents deal with every year. The proposal was to tax the things that cause the pollution -- the carbon emissions – by levying a 10 cents per gallon tax on gasoline purchases and a penny per kilowatt for electricity. From this tax, Utah residents could eliminate an unpopular state sales tax on grocery store food, ...
Topics covered
- carbon emissions
- taxation
- air pollution
- Utah initiatives
- environmental policy
Keywords
- Utah
- carbon tax
- air pollution
- Clean the Darn Air
- gasoline tax
- electricity tax
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Clean the Darn Air
Places: Utah, Wasatch Front
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