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  • EU plans energy tax to combat climate change

    09/14/2019 7:14:38 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 29 replies
    Deutsche Welle ^ | 09.14.2019 | Bernd Riegert (js)
    Finance ministers of the 28 European Union countries met in Helsinki on Friday to discuss measures to finance and encourage environmentally sustainable growth. The meeting took place on the same day the governing coalition parties in Germany met to decide on climate measures targeting the transportation sector to ensure the country meets its 2030 goals to combat the climate crisis. Spending toward that end could approach a reported €75 billion ($83.6 billion). […] The EU, says German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, must find a way to put a sensible price on carbon dioxide emissions, optimally on an international level. “I...