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Should France Introduce A Carbon Tax?

The European Union has been in the news recently with its proposal for a minimum carbon tax. Australia’s controversial carbon tax proposal has also been grabbing headlines. But most forget that just last year, France also was on the brink of incorporating a carbon tax. It was rejected by France’s constitutional court. However, the proposal […]

Lessons from the E.U.’s Emissions Trading Program

Since 2005 major power generation and industrial emitters in the European Union have been monitoring their emissions and paying for the right to release CO2 and other greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. While a landmark moment in multi-national environmental cooperation, observers have found that in its early years the E.U.‘s emissions trading scheme (ETS) has […]

Developing a Trans-Atlantic Climate Strategy: The U.S.-EU Climate Policy Dialogue

Poised to assume presidency of the European Union in July, Sweden will lead European nations into the next international conference on climate change this December in Copenhagen. Looking toward that new role and leadership in crafting a new global climate change mitigation treaty, the Swedish Embassy, with CLIPORE and Resources for the Future, hosted an […]