WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) - The single most effective weapon in the fight against climate change is the tax code - imposing costs on those who emit greenhouse gases, economists say. But as French President Emmanuel Macron learnt over the past three weeks, implementing such taxes can be politically explosive.
On Tuesday (Dec 4), France delayed for six months a plan to raise already steep taxes on diesel fuel by 24 cents a gallon and gasoline by about 12 cents a gallon.
On Tuesday (Dec 4), France delayed for six months a plan to raise already steep taxes on diesel fuel by 24 cents a gallon and gasoline by about 12 cents a gallon.