France to set carbon price floor at €30 per tonne

Madeleine Cuff
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Environment minister Ségolène Royal says new floor price will be enshrined in 2017 Finance Bill in an effort to kick-start concerted efforts from other nations

France has confirmed plans to set a domestic carbon price floor of €30 per tonne from next year in an attempt to drive pan-European action to cut emissions in the wake of the Paris Agreement on climate...

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