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Polluting power cos may pay carbon tax [1]

Subhash Narayan NEW DELHI

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.

Publication Date: 
29/07/2008
Economic Times (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Emission Tax [3], Carbon Tax [4], Climate Economics [5], Renewable Energy [6], Climate Adaptation [7], Power Industry [8]

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