Houston Chronicle by James Osborne Dec. 3, 2019
A leading natural gas trade association came out in support of carbon taxes Tuesday, as pressure increases on the oil and gas industry to better work with government on addressing climate change.
Representing companies including Exxon Mobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Cabot and Southwestern Energy, Natural Gas Supply Association President Dena Wiggins said member companies were unanimous in their support for taxing carbon emissions and suggested more in the industry were likely to follow.
“It’s such a huge, important national conversation, every trade association has to be thinking about it,†she said. “We’re likely not going to be the last.â€
The Natural Gas Supply Association said it is not yet lobbying for any one specific proposal, but broadly supports carbon taxes that also eliminate existing regulations on carbon and deliver revenues not to government but directly to American consumers.
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