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Hansen: Why global ‘carbon fee’ system will work

Monday 7 Dec 15 1:00pm

Former NASA climate scientist James Hansen has called for a global “carbon fee” in which fossil fuels are taxed when they are produced or imported, rather than when they are consumed.

James Hansen says currently proposed carbon pricing schemes won’t solve the problem. Perrot Thomas

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