Exxon, BP and Shell back carbon tax proposal to curb emissions
by Oliver Milman from Environment | The Guardian on (#2TFDB)
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Oil giants ExxonMobil, Shell, BP and Total are among a group of large corporations supporting a plan to tax carbon dioxide emissions in order to address climate change.
The companies have revealed their support for the Climate Leadership Council, a group of senior Republican figures that in February proposed a $40 fee on each ton of CO2 emitted as part of a "free-market, limited government" response to climate change.
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