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S1E58: Overcoming obstacles to pricing carbon right (Pt 2): Green Pulse Ep 58
Green Pulse Ep 58: Overcoming obstacles to pricing carbon right (Pt 2)
17:36 mins
Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
Climate scientists have sounded the alarm bells. Now, it is time for policy makers to act. One strategy to reduce emissions of planet-warming gases is by putting a price on carbon. By making emitters pay to pollute, the hope is that they take serious action to curb their release of carbon dioxide. But how effective have carbon pricing schemes…
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