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A carbon tax is paid by industries and companies that emit carbon dioxide. This encourages them to clean up their factories and workplaces so that they become cleaner, greener, and less polluting. Reducing carbon emissions will slow global warming.

In Australia the tax is used to compensate consumers for any resulting rising prices.

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When was No Carbon Tax Climate Sceptics created?

No Carbon Tax Climate Sceptics was created in 2009.


What are five examples of carbon tax?

Five examples of carbon taxes include Sweden's carbon tax, which is one of the highest in the world and aims to reduce emissions by encouraging cleaner energy use; British Columbia's carbon tax, which has been effective in reducing greenhouse gas emissions while promoting economic growth; France's carbon tax, implemented to meet climate goals; Norway's carbon tax, which targets emissions from fossil fuels; and the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), which functions similarly to a carbon tax by setting a price on carbon emissions through a cap-and-trade mechanism. Each of these initiatives aims to incentivize lower carbon emissions and promote sustainable practices.


What countries have a carbon tax?

Australia has imposed a carbon tax, not on its people, but on the major carbon polluters. The tax will be fully used to compensate people for any rising prices, and to fund research and development of renewable energy.


Who Proposed the carbon tax?

The concept of a carbon tax has been proposed by various stakeholders, including economists, environmentalists, and policymakers. One of the notable early proponents was Yale economist William Nordhaus, who argued for the implementation of a carbon tax as a way to internalize the social costs of carbon emissions and incentivize reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.


How will the carbon tax affect us?

It depends on which country you are talking about. In Australia the carbon tax will only be paid by large emitters of carbon dioxide. This will encourage them to reduce their emissions. Compensation will be paid to most people to cover any rises in prices arising from the carbon tax.

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When was No Carbon Tax Climate Sceptics created?

No Carbon Tax Climate Sceptics was created in 2009.


What does a carbon cap system do?

A carbon cap is the alternative to a carbon tax.


Who is the carbon tax going to affect and how?

In Australia the carbon tax will only be paid by large emitters of carbon dioxide. This will encourage them to reduce their emissions. Compensation will be paid to most people to cover any rises in prices arising from the carbon tax.


What was the First country to propose a carbon tax?

I guess it is Finland. Finland imposed carbon tax in 1990.finland


Should you have Carbon tax?

Yes we should have a carbon tax because it encourages companies that pollute with carbon dioxide to reduce their emissions. This will be better for the world and for everyone in it.


Why do you have a carbon tax?

We have a carbon tax to encourage polluters to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide they emit. If they have to pay for it then they will search for cleaner and greener ways of running their industries.


Which country impose carbon tax?

Finland


What countries have a carbon tax?

Australia has imposed a carbon tax, not on its people, but on the major carbon polluters. The tax will be fully used to compensate people for any rising prices, and to fund research and development of renewable energy.


Will a carbon tax save the World?

A carbon tax will help to slow carbon dioxide emissions, as polluting industries will clean up their factories to avoid paying the tax. Industries that are green and sustainable are helping to save the world.


Why is the carbon tax good for Australia?

It protects the environment and lowers carbon emissions because the tax encourages industry to become cleaner, greener and less polluting.


Who is responsible for carbon tax?

Carbon tax is normally paid by industries that emit carbon dioxide. It is designed to reduce the amount of CO2 emissions, because industries will try to become greener so as to avoid paying the tax.


Would a carbon tax reduce the amount of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere?

Yes. A carbon tax is paid by polluters, such as owners of fossil fuel power stations. The more carbon they emit, the more tax they pay. They don't like paying tax, so they will make efforts to reduce their emissions. The tax raised can be used to encourage renewable energy projects which will reduce the demand for fossil fueled energy, putting more pressure on the polluters to do better.