Germany eyes carbon price of 30 euros a tonne in transportation, housing - sources


  • World
  • Friday, 20 Sep 2019

BERLIN (Reuters) - German government officials are discussing the introduction of a carbon emission price of roughly 30 euros (£26.4) a tonne for the transport and housing sectors, three people familiar with the negotiations told Reuters on Thursday.

The German government is bracing for all-night talks on a new climate policy that will determine whether Berlin is serious about engineering a paradigm shift in Europe's largest economy or simply wants to make a token show of going green.

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