2008Apr3: Starting in 2008Oct London will charge a $50-a-day carbon emissions fee on private vehicle driven in the center city. Londoners who live in the city center face a maximum payment of $12,000 or more a year (LA Times, 2008).
Reference: Los Angeles Times. 2008. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-congestion3apr03,0,5476674.story
Image Description: ASTER image of London. Image acquired 2001Oct12. Image Credit: NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Image Location: NASA. http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery-detail.asp?name=Lonodn Image Permission: This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that “NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted”.
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