Sweden abolishes tax on plastic bags despite warnings usage could rise – centre-right coalition government says consumption already below EU target
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The carbon tax is good for Canadians. Why axe it?
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What works: Groundbreaking evaluation of climate policy measures over two decades
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Could Britain's soaring taxes push energy companies to Norway? Taxes on oil and gas profits have risen from 40% to about 78%, prompting several to think about pulling out.
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‘Morally, nobody’s against it’: Brazil’s radical plan to tax global super-rich to tackle climate crisis
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Denmark will introduce a levy on farm emissions in what is set to be one of the world's first carbon taxes on agriculture
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Wait, does America suddenly have a record number of bees?
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What if American farmers had to pay for water?
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Sweden's minority-run coalition announced on Wednesday it would be cutting funding for climate and environmental measures next year
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Sweden's right-wing government says it will turn its back on plastic bag tax from November 2024
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Norway wants to raise taxes on its aquaculture industry, which could provide a model for how to better manage the marine environment
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Denmark should aim to reduce beef and dairy production by introducing a farming emissions tax in order to reach its ambitious climate targets
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Finland is building the world's first permanent disposal site for nuclear waste, with no shortage of people wanting to be its neighbours
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Denmark needs to adopt a number of emergency measures, including higher carbon taxes, if it's to reach a goal of drastically cutting emissions by 2030
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Pete Buttigieg’s climate vision: Local fixes for a planet in crisis
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Finland's new government will propose a tax increase later this year on fossil fuel used for transport
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Solar brings in the big bucks for local governments
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Sweden's biggest cities face power shortage after fuel-tax hike
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France plans to put an 'ecotax' on nearly all air travel
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Carbon pricing: Why do economists favor carbon taxes to fight climate change?
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What happened when I bought a house with solar panels
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"Pollution tax" should go two ways
Public Transportation should be free. Or near free, like a library. The same way we tax or want to tax pollution, we should fully subside public and ecological transports. I was thinking about...
Public Transportation should be free. Or near free, like a library. The same way we tax or want to tax pollution, we should fully subside public and ecological transports.
I was thinking about this earlier and was disappointed to find very few examples of pollution tax being put to funding public transports. Even fewer of public transportation being free. It's a bit underwhelming that this isn't talked about more in environmental policies.
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