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China could introduce a carbon tax in 2015

Sunday, February 12, 2012 / Climate change / Leave a Comment

China is facing a grim future because of climate change, massive pollutions and increasing prices of fossil fuels. To curb its booming energy consumption, it may soon introduce a carbon tax. As China Daily noted : ” China is considering levying a carbon tax within the next three years to tighten its regulations on polluting …

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Coal is the enemy of the human race

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 / Energy, Environment / 2 Comments

The Economist noted as early as 2002 that coal is the environmental enemy number one. Yet, it is still used a lot to generate electricity at cheap prices. But this doesn’t even make economic sense. To Grist : ” Electricity from coal imposes more damages on the U.S. economy than the electricity is worth. That’s …

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