Fee and dividend is not perfect, but is designed to be politically feasible in a way that regulation and direct government action are not. Of course, NO action against man-made global warming is currently feasible in Washington. 

In what could well be the defining political tragedy in human history,  climate change deniers and fossil fuel interests have the reins of national power firmly in hand.  Just as tragic, high profile pronouncements such as the  IPCC Assessments and the Paris Accords tend to be relatively conservative, but corporatist media present these pronouncements as though they were radical alarmism.

The only hope lies with states and municipalities. Cities like Eugene need to adapt for a rapidly-changing climate at the same time as they adopt green energy strategies suited for local conditions and network with similarly inclined organizations, cities and states. Washington DC is not up to this task.