Economists and policy experts generally agree that the first step for reducing greenhouse gas emissions is to put a price on carbon. Although carbon pricing has been adopted by countries that account for 22% of global emissions, it has proven difficult to get legislation passed in the United States. Sylvia Neely, co-leader of State College’s chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, will discuss options for pricing carbon, why a carbon fee and dividend policy would be effective, and the political and foreign policy implications in a talk at 4 p.m. on Monday, March 21. The talk is free and open to the public and will take place via Zoom.

Before retiring 10 years ago to work on climate change, Neely was an associate professor of history at Penn State specializing in the French Revolution and the 19th century. Founded in 2007, The Citizens’ Climate Lobby now has almost 600 chapters around the world and is a driver for effective carbon pricing legislation.

Neely’s talk is part of the spring 2022 EESI EarthTalks series, “Energy and Climate Policy, Part 2: Strategies for Getting to Net Zero.” The series is presented by Penn State’s Earth and Environmental Systems Institute.