German minister backs contentious carbon pricing
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(29 Nov 2018) Germany's environment minister said on Thursday that putting a price on carbon dioxide is "exactly the right answer" to reducing the country's emissions of greenhouse gases. Svenja Schulze said she is committed to discussing the idea further with her Cabinet colleagues, several of whom have rejected the notion of a carbon levy. Berlin lags behind European neighbours such as France, Switzerland and Britain in using taxes to steer companies and consumers away from fossil fuel use. With Germany predicted to miss its 2020 target for cutting greenhouse gases, partly due to emissions in the transport and heating sectors, Schulze said "new ideas must be discussed". She added that introducing a price on carbon should avoid placing a further burden on people with low incomes. Schulze was speaking ahead of next week's negotiations in Katowice, Poland, on global warming. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/6342cf6386dfd09b357dd02723bb336c
