An Emissions Tariff: Who Would Get Hurt.

The article focuses on cap-and-trade legislation, which would limit overall emissions and create a system for pollution credits, that is under consideration in the U.S. Senate. It discusses efforts of Senators John Kerry and Lindsey Graham to pass the measure which includes a tariff and fears of opposing legislators that a trade war would result if a tariff is imposed. Chinese officials are arguing that the tariff violates trade rules.