Real Solutions 10 rising stars in the energy and environment world
Catrina Rorke, director of energy policy, R Street Institute
Rorke has become a champion of a controversial idea: that taxing carbon dioxide emissions is a conservative solution to climate change.
It’s a challenging case to make, because most Republican policymakers dispute that humans significantly contribute to climate change. But Rorke sees a carbon tax as one of the few palatable options for Republicans who want action to mitigate global warming.
