1991Jan1: Sweden places a carbon tax of .25 SEK/kg ($100 per ton) on the use of oil, coal, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, petrol, and aviation fuel used in domestic travel. Industrial users pay half the rate (between 1993 and 1997, 25% of the rate), and certain high-energy industries such as commercial horticulture, mining, manufacturing and the pulp and paper industry are exempted from these new taxes. Finland, the Netherlands, and Norway also introduced carbon taxes in the 1990s (Wikipedia. 2007).
Reference: Wikipedia. Retrieved 2007June. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_tax
Connection to the 2007 IPCC Report on Mitigation of Climate Change, “An effective carbon-price signal could realize significant mitigation potential in all sectors” (IPCC, 2007). Climate Change 2007: Summary For Policymakers. Mitigation of Climate Change. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group III. Corresponding chapter title: 11.3, 13.2. http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_and_data_reports.htm#1
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