Re:A CO2 capture solvent with exceptionally low total costs ...
by magicalhippo on Sunday April 04, 2021 @09:52AM
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> I get the impression that the tax is to be levied on the entity that emits CO2 to the atmosphere
Yes that seems to be the case[1].
> It's not a fringe left-wing environmental party.
Indeed, so will be interesting times ahead. Not unsurprisingly Norway has a very oil-oriented industry, which obviously did not think too highly of this proposal. There's lots of talk about transitioning to a "greener economy" but precious few concrete proposals about how to turn those jobs green.
Yes that seems to be the case[1].
> It's not a fringe left-wing environmental party.
Indeed, so will be interesting times ahead. Not unsurprisingly Norway has a very oil-oriented industry, which obviously did not think too highly of this proposal. There's lots of talk about transitioning to a "greener economy" but precious few concrete proposals about how to turn those jobs green.
So yeah, interesting times ahead.
[1]: https://www.regjeringen.no/no/tema/okonomi-og-budsjett/skatt...