EU considers carbon tariff - Reuters

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

EU considers carbon tariff
Fri Jan 4, 2008 11:01am EST

By Gerard Wynn

LONDON (Reuters) - The European Commission is debating
whether to push for a carbon tariff on imports from
countries that do not tackle their greenhouse gas
emissions, as part of climate change proposals due out
this month.

Supporters of the measure say it would level the playing
field for European companies facing tougher domestic
emissions penalties. The new rules would be part of a
raft of post-2012 proposals covering issues including
national emissions targets and clean energy subsidies.

Unlike the European Union, neither China, India nor the
United States have yet agreed to binding emissions
reductions.

The idea of imposing some kind of tariff on goods imported
from countries with less strict controls on greenhouse
gases was first put forward by former French President
Jacques Chirac.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSL0464478420080104

[greenman3610]

1. I hope they do this