Debate on climate change and carbon pricing in Australia has focused on what other wealthy nations are doing — but don’t forget South Africa. The developing country, which has per capita income (and per capita greenhouse gas emissions) about one-third of Australia’s, is due to start its economy-wide carbon tax in July.
Harald Winkler from Cape Town University’s Energy Research Centre (Winkler is a contributor to South Africa’s climate plan) explains the scheme …
What has taken South Africa to the point of introducing a carbon tax?
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