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CARBON dioxide , *CARBON taxes , *CARBON offsetting , *GREENHOUSE gas mitigation , *GOVERNMENT policy , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy - Abstract
The article focuses on carbon-reduction methods in China, the European Union (EU), and the United States and the need for a carbon tax. It states China has instituted a pilot carbon-trading program in Shenzhen while U.S. President Barack Obama announced on June 25, 2013 new controls on U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions. It comments that the EU confirmed limits on automobile emissions by 2020. It suggests the measures are insufficient and talks about the need for a stiff carbon tax.
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- 2013