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French carbon pricing committee proposes tax on coal-fired power

2016-07-12 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A French government advisory committee has recommended that France increase taxation on coal-fired power plants, or set stiffer carbon emissions standards, to encourage a shift to gas-fired plants to reduce carbon emissions. The proposal was included in a report handed to French Environment Minister Segolene Royal on Monday by the committee, which was appointed in March to review European carbon pricing and make recommendations to the French government. France currently chairs the United Nations...

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