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Tax ‘societal ills’ to save the planet [1]

Funding is a major stumbling block for environmental initiatives, says Edward Barbier. Taxing financial transactions or trade in arms, tobacco and fuel might help.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2012
Edward Barbier [2]
Nature [3]
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Tags:
Environment [4], Finance [5], Ecosystem Services [6], Climate Change [7], Developing Countries [8], REDD [9], Carbon Tax [10], Trade [11], Sustainable Development [12]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/tax-%E2%80%98societal-ills%E2%80%99-save-planet

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/edward-barbier
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/finance
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystem-services
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/developing-countries
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/redd
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-tax
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trade
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sustainable-development