Posted on 10/24/2016 9:26:21 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Pressure from the miners’ and energy workers’ union CGT forced the French government to back down on extending the carbon tax to coal-fired power stations. EurActiv’s partner Journal de l’Environnement reports.
French governments have always struggled to tax emissions from coal. In 2009, François Fillon had to abandon the idea after his plans were struck down by the Constitutional Council. This time, the plan has been sunk by the country’s biggest union of miners and energy workers.
On 25 April, President François Hollande announced the introduction of a minimum quota price for greenhouse gas emissions from combustion power stations. “This price will give more visibility to investors and promote the use of gas over coal for the electricity sector,” Hollande said. […]
… Overnight from Thursday to Friday (20-21 October) the Secretary of State for the Budget, Christian Eckert, removed the amendment to introduce the carbon tax, which had already been approved by the French parliament’s sustainable development committee. …
(Excerpt) Read more at euractiv.com ...
Even they see the writing on the wall. Carbon credits - what a scam....
Rather carbon taxes....
Can’t have carbon credits without some tyrant charging carbon taxes in the first place.
They listen to their miners ... imagine that.
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