Bernie Sanders urges carbon tax and deeper emissions cuts in climate plan
by Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington from on (#WWEC)
Democratic presidential candidate to release bold plan as rivals vie to set out green credentials during crunch week for global talks at Paris summit
Bernie Sanders will unveil a sweeping new plan to fight climate change on Monday, calling for a carbon tax and an ambitious 40% cut in carbon emissions by 2030 to speed the transition to a greener economy.
The Democratic presidential candidate will use the crunch week of the climate change meeting in Paris to try to upstage rivals Hillary Clinton and Martin O'Malley, releasing a 16-page plan aimed at showcasing his green credentials.
