Japan May Introduce Carbon Tax to Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Japan may introduce a carbon tax to curb greenhouse gas emissions amid the increased use of fossil fuels to generate power as nuclear reactors remain shut following the Fukushima disaster, the government said.
Japan wants to start adding taxes on crude oil and petroleum products as early as April, Environment Minister Goshi Hosono said yesterday at the United Nations-led climate talks in Durban, South Africa, according to the text of his speech faxed by the ministry.