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Energy Transition

How windfall taxes could bolster efforts to reach net-zero

Truss towers around sunset: An alternative to windfall tax – redistributing some profits into net-zero investments.

An alternative to windfall tax – redistributing some profits into net-zero investments. Image: Unsplash/Matthew Henry

Aaron Yoon
Professor of Accounting & Information Management, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
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