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Notes It's Getting Hot in Here: 'China to Introduce Carbon Tax'From Xinhaunet:
China will proactively introduce a set of new taxation policies designed to preserve the environment, including a tax on carbon dioxide emissions, according to a senior official with the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
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China is among the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gas and has set goals for cutting emissions. The government has vowed to reduce carbon intensity, or the amount of carbon dioxide emitted per unit of economic output, by 40 to 45 percent by 2020 in comparison to 2005 levels.
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It’s about time.
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Well at least people can stop making the argument ‘What about all the other countries that produce more carbon…’.
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