carbon tax
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Beginning around 2028, vessels that exceed emissions-intensity limits will pay an effective carbon tax of $100 a metric ton of excess emissions for smaller violations or $380 a metric ton for bigger ones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Coal is also uncompetitive against gas under the EU's carbon tax scheme.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
An earlier proposal to apply a blanket carbon tax or levy - which would have been a world first - was dropped.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025
As prime minister, Trudeau legalized marijuana and enacted a national carbon tax that officials say will reduce the country’s emissions by a third by the end of this decade.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024
For example, participants were asked whether they saw climate change as a serious threat, whether they supported a carbon tax on fossil energy, or whether they would plant trees themselves as part of the solution.
From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024
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