Carbon Fee and Dividend

1.  Fossil fuel producers (coal mines, oil refineries, and gas consolidators) pay a steadily rising pollution fee based on the carbon emissions of the products they sell.

Some prices rise as the cost of pollution becomes reflected in prices throughout the economy and polluters pay for their pollution.

2.  Businesses and people are incentivized to switch to cheaper greener energy.

The fee spurs clean energy innovation, making the policy good for the economy.

3.  The revenue from fee gets distributed equally to all Americans.

This will ensure all Americans, including the most vulnerable, are able to afford this transition. The majority of Americans will break even or profit from the money they get back in the form of "dividends".