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UN mulls over tax on industrial gas credits

09 June 2011 •

Levy to curb excessive profits among several tax options being considered by UN, along with banning credits from new HFC-23 facilities

The UN is considering a tax on carbon credits generated by the destruction of controversial industrial gas hydrofluorocarbon-23 (HFC-23) to prevent excessive profits and support other green projects...

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