Oil nations asked to consider carbon tax on exports

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Proposal could break deadlock at climate talks over raising finances for poorer countries to adapt to global warming

The world's largest oil-exporting countries have been asked to consider imposing a small carbon tax on oil as a way to break the deadlock over finance for poorer countries in the UN climate talks. The...

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