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French carbon tax ruled illegal
BigPond News
France's new carbon emission tax has been ruled illegal by the country's constitutional court because it exempts too many polluters. The tax was due to have ...

French constitutional body rules against carbon tax
Reuters UK
PARIS, Dec 29 (Reuters) - France's planned carbon tax cannot be applied because it includes too many exemptions, a French government body ensuring laws are ...

North Dakota eyes suit against Minnesota over carbon tax
FOX 21 Online
BISMARCK, ND (AP) North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said he expects the state to file a lawsuit against Minnesota over its plan to tax carbon ...

Low Carbon Prices: Just a Phase or an Indictment of Cap and Trade?
SolveClimate (blog)
Many of them have advocated a direct carbon tax on emissions rather than a market-based trading system. A carbon tax might not face the same difficulties in ...

Scum of earth will save us before ETS does
The Australian
He has shown the same contempt to other alternatives that could supplement a carbon tax, such as carbon sequestration, energy efficiency measures for ...