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Carbon tax more affordable than GST hike to raise same revenue, say Greens
2015-11-07 23:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Australian Greens say a carbon tax would raise as much revenue as increasing the GST rate or broadening its base, while also reducing pollution. Greens MP Adam Bandt has said a Parliamentary Library analysis found that raising the GST rate to 12.5% would raise a similar amount to a $28/tonne carbon tax, but would cost households three times as much. Extending the GST to fresh food, education and healthcare would also raise a similar amount to the original carbon tax, yet households would...
Volkswagen to pay customers' taxes over carbon emissions
2015-11-07 19:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
IBN: This is because tackling CO2 -- a greenhouse gas blamed for climate change -- is becoming a rising priority in many countries, especially in Europe, where cars are often taxed according to their carbon emission levels. "The Volkswagen Group pledges to take charge of any possible additional taxes," Mueller wrote in the letter seen by AFP. "Volkswagen will inform tax authorities in all countries of the correct CO2-levels as they become available," he added, urging the authorities to send any...
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Marine invasive species benefit from rising carbon dioxide level
2015-11-06 22:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Ocean acidification may well be helping invasive species of algae, jellyfish, crabs and shellfish to move to new areas of the planet with damaging consequences, according to the findings of a new report. Slimy, jelly-like creatures are far more tolerant of rising carbon dioxide levels than those with hard structures like corals, since exposed shells and skeletons simply dissolve away as CO2 levels rise. The study, conducted by marine scientists at Plymouth University, has found that a number...
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Marine invasive species benefiting from rising carbon dioxide levels
2015-11-06 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Ocean acidification may well be helping invasive species of algae, jellyfish, crabs and shellfish to move to new areas of the planet with damaging consequences, according to the findings of a new report. Slimy, jelly-like creatures are far more tolerant of rising carbon dioxide levels than those with hard structures like corals, since exposed shells and skeletons simply dissolve away as CO2 levels rise. The study, conducted by marine scientists at Plymouth U…
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Marco Rubio needs to check his numbers on the carbon tax
2015-11-06 01:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Boston Globe: Marco Rubio believes in market forces and would like to be seen as a high-minded leader dedicated to making sure the United States gets the big things right. So after hearing him discuss issues important to young professionals on Wednesday at Saint Anselm College, I asked about a matter the world has to get right: climate change. Specifically, would the Republican presidential hopeful support a tax on carbon to make the price of fossil fuels reflect their true climate-changing cost, thereby...
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