Carbon tax: France may become the first major European economy to introduce a carbon tax, after President Nicolas Sarkozy announced on 10 September that he plans to implement a levy, from 2010, on activities emitting substantial amounts of carbon dioxide. Petrol, diesel, coal and natural gas would cost an extra € 17 (US$25) per tonne of carbon dioxide emitted. Sarkozy also suggested that a carbon tax could be put on imports. For more, see http://tinyurl.com/lfv6thrnThe US Department of the Interiorrnhas launched a new strategy to tackle the impacts of global warming. On 14 September department secretary Ken Salazar announced he would head a climate-change response council, which will coordinate climate science and land management in the department.
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