'The 2C target would requir­e cuttin­g emissi­ons by roughl­y a third by 2030'WASHINGTON: At $70 per ton of carbon dioxide, a carbon tax would be the most efficient means of cutting greenhouse gas emissions, according to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report published Friday. But for the moment, carbon taxes remain unpopular, particularly in France, where plans to increase it to €55 (or $61.60) from €44.60 recently ignited the Yellow Vest protest movement. “The 2C target would require cutting emissions by roughly a third by 2030 and a global carbon price of around $70 per ton,” IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and Vitor Gaspar, the fund’s head of fiscal affairs, said in a joint blog post. “There is a growing consensus that carbon pricing… is the single most effective mitigation instrument,” they said. It allows for a reduction in energy consumption, favours cleaner energies and mobilises private financing, according to the IMF.

Source: The Express Tribune May 05, 2019 05:07 UTC