Carbon tariffs resurface in Copenhagen aftermath

EurActiv reports that the idea of a carbon tax at the EU's borders is gaining momentum after the failure of the Copenhagen climate talks, December 2009, with French President Nicolas Sarkozy leading calls for a tariff on imports from China and other nations with less stringent environmental protection rules.

• Primary Source

EurActiv, Links Dossier: EU industry and the 'carbon leakage' threat http://www.euractiv.com/en/climate-change/carbon-leakage-challenge-eu-industry/article-176591

ESO: Background information: United Nations Climate Change Conference, 7-18 December 2008 (COP15) http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-united-nations-climate-change-conference-7-18-december-2009-cop15/

CEPS: A border tax to protect the global environment? (CEPS Commentaries, December 2009) http://www.ceps.eu/book/border-tax-protect-global-environment

ESO: Background information: Sarkozy’s pledge on amended carbon tax http://www.europeansources.info/record/sarkozys-pledge-on-amended-carbon-tax/

Wikipedia: Carbon tax http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_tax

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