Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt of Sweden, which will assume the rotating EU presidency next month, called Tuesday for European nations to tax carbon emissions to reduce greenhouse gases.
Sweden introduced such a tax on carbon dioxide as far back as 1991, deeming it an inexpensive way of helping the environment without resorting to costly new infrastructure and technology.
The move has proved very effective, Reinfeldt told reporters during a trip to Brussels.
Reinfeldt, who was presenting the priorities of his country’s six-month term at the EU helm, did not specify any suggested tax level, adding that Sweden would be re-evaluating that point itself.
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“It puts a price on carbon emissions. It gives the signal in a market economy on what to reduce and it works,” he said.
Reinfeldt said such a policy, already in place in another three EU nations, was particularly pertinent at this time of economic crisis and recession when governments are complaining about a lack of resources to tackle climate change.
June 10th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
How much more ‘money’ do the bastards want off of us ? Yea right. All of it.
englander sheep Reply:
June 10th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Why not drop the new born babies straight into their graves.
That will reduce carbon emmisions.
Or better still ‘place’ these feeble minded politicians in their graves instead, then this planet will be less carbonised.
Matzo Man Reply:
June 11th, 2009 at 5:19 am
Yeah, they have used up their resources. Time to die.
June 10th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
So Mr. Reinfeldt…I guess ya´ dont have any choice…obey the NWO or pay the consequences..*
June 10th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
DEATH TO NAZI EUROPE.
EUROPE IS A FRAUD!
June 10th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
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June 11th, 2009 at 5:23 am
This PM is just doing his job he was assigned at the Bilderberg meeting that’s all. They want to raise your taxes so they can have cushy pensions.