German’s Leading Party Blocks CO2 Tax

2019, Carbon Tax, Economy, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Europe, Germany, Policy1 Comment

The CDU is Germany’s leading party, even though losing big stakes in recent elections to the far-right and the Green party. The current debate in light of Germany’s lack of climate change actions, let alone leadership, centers around taxation of carbon dioxide emitting fossil fuels. A carbon tax is a tax levied on the carbon content of fuels.[1] It is a form…