German minister confirms carbon pricing proposal of 25 euro per tonne


  • World
  • Wednesday, 18 Dec 2019

FILE PHOTO: German Environmental Minister Svenja Schulze attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin, Germany, October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze confirmed on Wednesday a proposal for carbon dioxide emissions pricing for combating climate change currently foresees 25 euros per tonne after she proposed 35 euros per tonne.

"I had proposed 35 euros, and we're currently at 25 (euros)," Schulze told public radio Deutschlandfunk.

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