A few folks have expressed the concern that our November 3rd letter to the Senate regarding climate change represented a change in the Chamber's position on carbon tariffs. While the letter notes that we agree with "a great deal" of what Senators Kerry and Graham presented in a recent op-ed, and we "commend" them for writing it. It does not mean that we agree with them on every point they made, as this Dow Jones story made clear.

The one concept the Chamber objected to in the Kerry-Graham editorial was a proposed tariff on emission-intensive imports, a measure they say could provoke major trade retaliations. It's also a provision the Obama Administration has criticized for the same reason.

More on the Chamber’s position on the trade aspects of climate change legislation, which has not changed, can be found in this July letter(pdf). Special thanks to Scott Linicome for asking the question and helping to set the record straight.