Americas > Alaskan carbon tax hopes fade as governor eliminates climate committee

Alaskan carbon tax hopes fade as governor eliminates climate committee

Published 20:28 on February 25, 2019  /  Last updated at 20:28 on February 25, 2019  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, US

New Alaskan Governor Mike Dunleavy (R) formally disbanded his predecessor’s climate change committee on Friday, scuttling its recommendations for the implementation of a CO2 tax and sector-specific GHG reduction targets in the remote northern US state.
New Alaskan Governor Mike Dunleavy (R) formally disbanded his predecessor’s climate change committee on Friday, scuttling its recommendations for the implementation of a CO2 tax and sector-specific GHG reduction targets in the remote northern US state.


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