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Putting a Price on Carbon

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2018/11 0 Comments By Daniel All Posts, Climate Change, Green City Times green city, Sustainability News , , , , , , , , , ,
Carbon Markets |  Carbon cap and trade systems are regulatory policies in which countries, provinces, states, and even cities, set a limit (a cap) on the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) industries/ power plants can emit. Carbon pricing plans incorporating an emission trading system (ETS) are commonly referred to as carbon cap […]

Carbon tax – a levy on pollution whose time has come

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2018/06 0 Comments By Daniel All Posts, Climate Change, Green City Times green city, Sustainability News , , , , , , , , ,
Defining effective carbon taxes |  A carbon tax is a levy in countries and regions on: fossil fuel power plants, oil refineries, and/or industries, and/or companies; that use fossil fuels (tax applies directly), or on those that consume energy-intensive goods and services that depend on fossil fuel energy generation (the tax applies indirectly); and emit […]