Economists love carbon taxes, in general. Economists on both sides of the political spectrum largely seem to agree that a carbon tax is a good idea and could be an effective way to limit climate change.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/economists-statement-on-carbon-...

It seems to me that economists are on board. It's politicians who aren't.

Go ask the University of Chicago Economics Department, or as I like to call them instead of the ivory tower, the Eye of Mordor.

carbon taxes are ineffective, a workaround for something missing at the core of economics