China official confirms 2020 carbon tax plan

Published 12:02 on October 25, 2016  /  Last updated at 16:49 on October 25, 2016  / Stian Reklev /  Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, China

China is drawing up a proposal to tax carbon emissions from non-ETS sectors and small- and medium-sized enterprises from 2020, a National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) official said in Beijing on Tuesday.
China is drawing up a proposal to tax carbon emissions from non-ETS sectors and small- and medium-sized enterprises from 2020, a National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) official said in Beijing on Tuesday.


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