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Vive le carbon tax: France to tax fossil fuels

2013-09-25 11:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New Scientist: Australia may be out, but France is in. Two weeks after the new Australian government scrapped its carbon tax, France has announced that from next year, fossil fuel use will be taxed and the money used to further reduce emissions. The tax will target transport fuels and domestic heating, as these are not covered by the continent-wide Emissions Trading Scheme that focuses on European energy and industry. Fuel use is already taxed in France, but from next year part of this tax will be determined...

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