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IMF Says Crypto Industry's Carbon Footprint Rising; Officials Mull Tax Surge to Curb Emissions
IMF officials have raised concerns about the crypto sector's carbon emissions and are considering whether a tax increase on crypto mining could help reduce its carbon footprint. In a blog post, the officials suggested that an 85 percent tax hike on power usage by crypto miners could potentially cut the sector's annual emissions by an estimated 100 ...
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EU's Carbon Tax Could Cost India 0.05% Of GDP: Report
The EU argues that this mechanism creates a level playing field for domestically manufactured goods, which must adhere to stricter environmental standards, and helps reduce emissions from imports.
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On Europe's Carbon Tax Issue, India Says Will Retaliate If Required
India will address the issue of the European Union's plan to impose a carbon tax on certain imported goods, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said today, adding that "I will retaliate" if required.
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India Considering Domestic Tax Options To Deal With EU's Carbon Tax: Minister
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday indicated that India is mulling a domestic tax option on certain sectors and using that levy to support the green energy transition to deal with the European Union's carbon tax.
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India Raises Concerns Over EU's Carbon Tax, Deforestation Regulation
A number of countries, including India, Russia, and Brazil, have flagged concerns over European Union's (EU) carbon tax and deforestation regulation in a meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva.
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Proposed Carbon Tax Won't Affect Trade Ties With India: EU Climate Chief
European Union's climate policy chief Frans Timmermans said the bloc's proposed carbon tax will not have any negative effect on its trade relationship with India and that it would do nothing that is in violation of World Trade Organisation rules.
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Carmakers Dream of Clean, Green, Mean Electric Machines
From motor magnets with toxic histories to batteries made using copious fossil-fuel power, many challenges face carmakers seeking to purge dirtier materials from their supply chains to satisfy regulators and investors.
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Meet The 11-Year-Old British Boy Who's Walking To Save The Earth
Jude Walker, an 11-year-old boy, is on an odyssey he hopes will help save the planet: he is walking to London from northern England in a bid to garner support for a carbon tax to tackle carbon emissions.
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Indonesia Proposes To Tax Polluting Cars
Indonesia's finance minister proposed on Wednesday new duties on sweetened drinks, vehicles that emit carbon dioxide and plastic bags, to control consumption of the products in Southeast Asia's largest economy.
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PM Modi's Office Proposes Waiving Carbon Tax On Coal: Report
PM Modi's office has proposed waiving the carbon tax of Rs 400 per tonne that was levied on the production and import of coal.
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EU's Carbon Border Tax Will Damage Global Climate Change Fight: China
A proposal by the European Union to establish a "carbon border tax" will damage global efforts to take joint action on climate change, China said on Wednesday, urging a push back against climate "protectionism".
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Washington State Wants To Become The First To Tax Carbon Dioxide
Win or lose, Washington's Initiative 1631 is a case study in how thorny the politics of carbon pricing can be - starting with the name. Calling it a tax might please economists, but could be fatal politically. The measure's supporters call it a fee.
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GST Rates: Solar Power Equipment, Parts To Attract 5% Tax
The government has set a target to produce 100 gigawatts of solar power in five years to fuel its economic expansion while reducing its carbon footprint.
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Aerated Drinks Set To Get More Expensive After GST Rollout, Here's Why
Under the GST rates, sweetened aerated water and flavoured water would attract an effective tax of 40 per cent
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No Tax On CO2 Emissions In China's New Environment Law
China has passed a law that levies taxes on pollution, but ignores carbon dioxide, one of the major contributors to global warming, according to the web site of the country's highest legislative body.
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IMF Says Crypto Industry's Carbon Footprint Rising; Officials Mull Tax Surge to Curb Emissions
IMF officials have raised concerns about the crypto sector's carbon emissions and are considering whether a tax increase on crypto mining could help reduce its carbon footprint. In a blog post, the officials suggested that an 85 percent tax hike on power usage by crypto miners could potentially cut the sector's annual emissions by an estimated 100 ...
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EU's Carbon Tax Could Cost India 0.05% Of GDP: Report
The EU argues that this mechanism creates a level playing field for domestically manufactured goods, which must adhere to stricter environmental standards, and helps reduce emissions from imports.
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On Europe's Carbon Tax Issue, India Says Will Retaliate If Required
India will address the issue of the European Union's plan to impose a carbon tax on certain imported goods, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said today, adding that "I will retaliate" if required.
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India Considering Domestic Tax Options To Deal With EU's Carbon Tax: Minister
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday indicated that India is mulling a domestic tax option on certain sectors and using that levy to support the green energy transition to deal with the European Union's carbon tax.
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India Raises Concerns Over EU's Carbon Tax, Deforestation Regulation
A number of countries, including India, Russia, and Brazil, have flagged concerns over European Union's (EU) carbon tax and deforestation regulation in a meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva.
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Proposed Carbon Tax Won't Affect Trade Ties With India: EU Climate Chief
European Union's climate policy chief Frans Timmermans said the bloc's proposed carbon tax will not have any negative effect on its trade relationship with India and that it would do nothing that is in violation of World Trade Organisation rules.
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Carmakers Dream of Clean, Green, Mean Electric Machines
From motor magnets with toxic histories to batteries made using copious fossil-fuel power, many challenges face carmakers seeking to purge dirtier materials from their supply chains to satisfy regulators and investors.
-
Meet The 11-Year-Old British Boy Who's Walking To Save The Earth
Jude Walker, an 11-year-old boy, is on an odyssey he hopes will help save the planet: he is walking to London from northern England in a bid to garner support for a carbon tax to tackle carbon emissions.
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Indonesia Proposes To Tax Polluting Cars
Indonesia's finance minister proposed on Wednesday new duties on sweetened drinks, vehicles that emit carbon dioxide and plastic bags, to control consumption of the products in Southeast Asia's largest economy.
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PM Modi's Office Proposes Waiving Carbon Tax On Coal: Report
PM Modi's office has proposed waiving the carbon tax of Rs 400 per tonne that was levied on the production and import of coal.
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EU's Carbon Border Tax Will Damage Global Climate Change Fight: China
A proposal by the European Union to establish a "carbon border tax" will damage global efforts to take joint action on climate change, China said on Wednesday, urging a push back against climate "protectionism".
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Washington State Wants To Become The First To Tax Carbon Dioxide
Win or lose, Washington's Initiative 1631 is a case study in how thorny the politics of carbon pricing can be - starting with the name. Calling it a tax might please economists, but could be fatal politically. The measure's supporters call it a fee.
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GST Rates: Solar Power Equipment, Parts To Attract 5% Tax
The government has set a target to produce 100 gigawatts of solar power in five years to fuel its economic expansion while reducing its carbon footprint.
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Aerated Drinks Set To Get More Expensive After GST Rollout, Here's Why
Under the GST rates, sweetened aerated water and flavoured water would attract an effective tax of 40 per cent
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No Tax On CO2 Emissions In China's New Environment Law
China has passed a law that levies taxes on pollution, but ignores carbon dioxide, one of the major contributors to global warming, according to the web site of the country's highest legislative body.
