Americas > Washington DC omits carbon tax from clean energy bill

Washington DC omits carbon tax from clean energy bill

Published 23:15 on July 10, 2018  /  Last updated at 23:15 on July 10, 2018  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, US

An omnibus clean energy bill introduced by a Washington DC councilmember on Tuesday calls for the US capital to achieve a 100% Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) by 2032, but fails to include a carbon tax pushed for by campaigners this year.
An omnibus clean energy bill introduced by a Washington DC councilmember on Tuesday calls for the US capital to achieve a 100% Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) by 2032, but fails to include a carbon tax pushed for by campaigners this year.


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