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Australia axed a divisive carbon tax after years of vexed political debate, handing the government a key victory after it went to the polls last year vowing the levy would go.

• 17 июля 2014, 10:57

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Tuesday announced the country's divisive fixed-price carbon tax will be scrapped a year ahead of schedule in favour of a market-driven emissions trading scheme.

• 16 июля 2013, 15:39

China will not pay for CO2 emissions by its airlines on flights within Europe, a top civil aviation official reportedly said after the European Commission warned eight Chinese firms face fines for nonpayment.

• 19 мая 2013, 11:58

Australia's new carbon tax received a cool reception in a poll Monday, showing Prime Minister Julia Gillard's mechanism to tackle climate change is unpopular and her government on track to lose office.

• 03 июля 2012, 12:53

A widening split in the global aviation industry over an unpopular European carbon tax may trigger a trade war.

• 13 февраля 2012, 16:20

The European Union has imposed a charge on carbon emissions from January 1.

• 11 января 2012, 15:25