Carbon Taxes > Second French presidential candidate calls for carbon tariffs on US

Second French presidential candidate calls for carbon tariffs on US

Published 18:03 on January 23, 2017  /  Last updated at 23:54 on September 15, 2020  /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS, International, US

France should impose a carbon tax on American goods should President Trump pull the US out of the Paris Agreement, a French presidential hopeful and Socialist party leadership finalist said Monday, echoing a similar call made late last year by former French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
France should impose a carbon tax on American goods should President Trump pull the US out of the Paris Agreement, a French presidential hopeful and Socialist party leadership finalist said Monday, echoing a similar call made late last year by former French President Nicolas Sarkozy.


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