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Apr 20 2011

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France to Impose a Nationwide Carbon Tax

President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced that he plans on introducing a carbon tax to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in France. That’s right, a straight-up carbon tax: polluters will have to pay 17 Euros ($24.64 US) per ton of carbon emitted. And that includes not only businesses but individual households as well. More details after the jump.

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