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Carbon tax 'stage act' could well collapse
Creamer Media's Engineering News
So the whole camel cull comes out at A$50-million, if one is honest about it and adds in the carbon tax. Why should power stations be taxed for CO2 ...

Sarkozy calls for carbon tax on imports
Financial Times
Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, renewed his call for a European carbon tax on imports to the bloc on Thursday as he ...

2009-09-10 Sarkozy announces USD 25-a-tonne carbon tax
New Energy Matters (subscription)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has unveiled plans for a tax of EUR 17 (USD 25) per tonne of carbon to be levied on fossil fuel users that do not come ...

Sarkozy launches carbon tax to help 'save the human race'
guardian.co.uk
Nicolas Sarkozy today vowed to lead the fight to "save the human race" from global warming, launching a carbon tax to encourage French families and industry ...

Lenihan dampens property-tax talk
Irish Times
Among these were the introduction of a new property tax, leading to the abolition of stamp duty, and a carbon tax and domestic water charges. ...

French President Confirms Details of Carbon Tax
DigitalJournal.com
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has confirmed the details of a carbon tax that will take effect from 2010 and will be imposed upon households and ...

France to introduce carbon tax next year
Kyodo News
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday announced his country's plan to introduce a carbon tax from January 2010 in order to help fight climate change. ...

Job Loss Claims Fall, Trade Deficit Grows. Plus: A French Carbon Tax
NPR
New claims for unemployment benefits fell by 26000 last week, to 550000, the Department of Labor reports. The four-week moving average fell ...