THE government is considering imposing a special fee on vehicles entering the central business districts of metropolitan cities as part of steps to cut carbon emissions and reduce traffic congestion.
BS Reporter / New Delhi October 22, 2008, 0:40 IST
Injecting a new element into the debate on regulations to check the emission of greenhouse gases by domestic industries, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani favoured a tax regime to address the country
Taking a leaf out of Forest Department programmes of some other countries, the Maharashtra Government has decided to levy taxes from vehicles, industries and municipal corporations to restore its green cover.
China is raising its sales tax on big cars to as high as 40 percent, and drastically cutting taxes on small cars, in its latest attempt to combat emissions that contribute to heavy blankets of smog over most of its cities.
THE energy coordination committee headed by prime minister Manmohan Singh has suggested imposition of a carbon tax on polluting power stations. The proposal would club India with a select group of countries that tax carbon emissions directly and boost the renewable energy initiative.
Air quality regulators in the San Francisco Bay Area appear set to begin charging hundreds of businesses in the region for their emissions of heat-trapping gases. It is believed to be the first time in the country that any government body would charge industries directly for emissions that contribute to climate change. The regional agency that is considering the fee, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, would be effectively leapfrogging the continuing debate in Sacramento and Washington over how to control emissions.
In what comes as good news for those rallying for energy conservation, the government has announced a tax cut on compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) and BIS certified or BEE star rated electronic chokes.
The Supreme Court in its order of 4.10.1999 called for suggestions regarding emissions control from two-wheelers and three-wheelers. The EPCA, in its earlier report of August, 1999, had made a brief recommendation that on scooters, which are high emitters of particulate, suggesting that the norms be tightened further, and the next set of standards be announced early.
Australian farmers have opposed a carbon tax to curb greenhouse gas emissions and announced their support to prime minister John Howard's national emissions trading scheme. In a submission to
