Kerry lends Inslee a hand selling the idea of a carbon tax

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OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee brought in a political heavyweight Tuesday to help close the deal on his long-sought carbon tax.

Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spent the afternoon at the state Capitol, where he sought to help Inslee convince lawmakers that taxing carbon emissions is a critical weapon in the fight against the destructive effects of climate change.

Kerry, who served as secretary of state under President Barack Obama, was an architect of the Paris climate accord and signed the carbon emission reduction agreement on behalf of the United States in 2016.

Kerry told reporters that while the U.S. is pulling out of the agreement, states such as Washington can lead on the issue.

“People are still looking to the United States and what we do, even if it’s several states, is profoundly important,” said Kerry, a former U.S. senator from Massachusetts and presidential candidate in 2004.

He also stressed this is not only about reducing pollution but also building economies. Those states and countries at the forefront of this global climate change battle are “rushing to the marketplace to create the jobs of the future,” he said.

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1. I worry that this is why Sir Humphrey would call a "courageous policy"