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Friday, 16 December, 2011
Bern rejects tax on carbon dioxide emissions
Green campaigners have suffered a setback after Parliament rejected proposals for a tax on fuel to cut carbon emissions. Yesterday the Council of States performed a U-turn and shelved the idea. Senators had previously argued that such a tax was necessary for Switzerland to reach its target of a 20 percent cut in carbon dioxide emissions by 2020. It now means both houses of Parliament have rejected the proposal. WRS’s Dave Goodman talks to Patrick Hofstetter, head of climate policy for WWF Switzerland:
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