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United Kingdom: Treasury urged to insulate homes with carbon tax revenues
2014-02-10 03:38:22| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: A coalition of businesses and NGOs has accused the Treasury of hypocrisy over its refusal to use proceeds from carbon taxes to insulate the UK's housing stock. A new report, authored by an ex-Treasury economist for campaign group Energy Bill Revolution, made up of nearly 200 UK charities, businesses, unions, consumer and health groups, highlights how the Treasury's decision to retain proceeds from emissions trading and the carbon floor price is something of an anomaly. Revenues from other policies...
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It's time to tackle climate change with carbon tax
2014-02-09 09:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
HeraldNet: It is time to tax carbon. Washington state must apply this simple, fair, and effective solution to the problem of carbon pollution. Some threats call for careful examination, deliberation, and a measured response. Global warming once was one of these in 1975. Intervening years of accelerating carbon emissions have nourished the twin monster threats to our society that they cause: what we now call climate change and ocean acidification. Decades of inaction in the face of these building...
Truth Squad: Rockland's energy tax doesn't provide jolt county wanted
2014-02-09 06:09:29| Energy - Topix.net
THE NEW TAX Rockland County households were hit with a 4 percent residential energy sales tax in 2012 as county government sought new revenues to close a multimillion dollar budget gap and prevent a junk-status credit rating.
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Australia sets deadline to axe carbon tax
2014-02-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Times: High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5032080c-8e28-11e3-98c6-00144feab7de.html#ixzz2sgcALjxe The Australian government said it would repeal the countrys carbon tax in July, saying new data on greenhouse gas emissions proved the controversial levy introduced by...
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Senate tax reform proposals: "chilling effect" on real estate industry
2014-02-05 16:52:53| Real Estate - Topix.net
A tax reform proposal released by the Senate Finance Committee would have a major impact on the real estate industry, according to comments submitted to the committee by a number of industry groups.
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