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Friday, October 12, 2012

Japan's Carbon Tax: Last Straw for Energy Sector?

Japan's Carbon Tax: Last Straw for Energy Sector?

Joao Peixe, OilPrice
Japan has just announced that it will gradually introduce a new tax on carbon emissions for oil, natural gas, and coal, over the next five years. Energy costs are already very high since the closing down of all the countries nuclear power plants, and these new taxes will only see those costs increase.http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Is-Japans-New-Carbon-Tax-the-Final-Straw-for-its-Energy-Sector.html

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