World Bank: Carbon pricing revenues near $100bn a year

James Murray
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World Bank: Carbon pricing revenues near $100bn a year

New report reveals how carbon taxes and emissions trading schemes are curbing emissions and generating valuable revenues for exchequers

Carbon pricing mechanisms delivered record revenues last year, hitting $95bn for the first time, according to a new analysis from the World Bank. The Bank's latest report - titled State And Trends of...

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