Article 6C9ED A wealth tax could help poorer countries tackle climate crisis, economists say

A wealth tax could help poorer countries tackle climate crisis, economists say

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Fiona Harvey in Edinburgh
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Taxing world's wealthiest people could help poorer countries shift economies to low-carbon and recover from climate damage

Tax extreme wealth to pay for the climate-related damage to the poorest, a group of more than 100 leading economists have urged.

A wealth tax on the fortunes of the world's richest people would raise trillions of dollars that could be spent on helping poorer countries shift their economies to a low-carbon footing, and on loss and damage", the rescue and rehabilitation of countries stricken by climate disaster.

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