Tag Archives: Carbon Tax
First Carbon Tariff Will Tax CO2 at the Border
Written by Susan Kraemer Published on January 1st, 2010 The first carbon tax to reduce the greenhouse gases from imports comes not between two nations, but between two states. Minnesota has passed a measure to stop carbon at its border with North Dakota. To encourage the switch to clean renewable energy Minnesota plans to add [...]
France Rejects Carbon Tax
Two days before going into effect, France’s Constitutional Council rejected a tax on carbon emissions because of too many exemptions for major industrial polluters, reports the New York Times. The council also said the bill, backed by President Nicolas Sarkozy, threatened to make tax collection unfair, primarily raising the cost of fuel for vehicles and [...]