Commentary
California’s aggressive climate policies increase our cost of living. Taxes, regulations, and the cost of acquiring emission permits under cap-and-trade have resulted in gasoline and electricity costs far above national averages.
Electric vehicle chargers in Irvine, Calif., on July 12, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Marc Joffe
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Marc Joffe is a fellow at California Policy Center. He has previously covered California High-Speed Rail for Reason Foundation and the Cato Institute, where he was a federalism and state policy analyst. After a long career in the financial industry, including a senior director role at Moody’s Analytics, he transitioned to policy research, having worked until recently at Reason Foundation. Joffe’s research focuses on government finance and state policy issues.
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