'A good time to tax fossil fuels': Experts react to plummeting oil price

Michael Holder
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Low oil price likely to stick around for some time prompting fundamental change to energy investment that could accelerate net zero, experts suggest

Plummeting oil prices which even briefly dropped below zero yesterday look set to spark far-reaching, structural changes to global energy and financial markets that could open up major opportunities to...

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