Denmark: We Can Slash CO2 By 70% In a Decade And Still Have Welfare

Denmark said on Tuesday that it could reach its 2030 climate target of reducing emissions by 70%, one of the world’s most ambitious, without compromising its generous welfare benefits. Reuters reports: Last year, parties across the aisle passed a law committing Denmark to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 1990 levels, or around 20 million tons of CO2 equivalent, within…

People like the idea of a carbon tax – if the money is put to good use

Survey of people in the US suggests the public will support carbon taxes high enough to produce big emissions cuts – if they approve of how the revenue is used Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2216995-people-like-the-idea-of-a-carbon-tax-if-the-money-is-put-to-good-use/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…