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Coal-hungry South Africa introduces carbon tax

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Henner Frankenfeld
May 31, 2019

South Africa — one of the African continent’s worst polluters — aims to lower greenhouse gas emissions in efforts to meet global agreements on climate change. But while welcomed by environmentalists, industrialists and economists warn the move could lead to trouble in the struggling economy.

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