Voters reject carbon tax law
Exit polls on Sunday indicated that Swiss voters appear to have narrowly rejected a proposed “carbon dioxide law” that would have hiked fees and taxes on fuels that produce greenhouse gases. The Alpine country has been experiencing an outsized impact from climate change. Switzerland has faced a rise in temperatures that is twice as fast as the global average, the government says. The proposal would have revised and strengthened an existing law that was aimed at reducing CO2 emissions by 2030 by enacting new taxes on CO2-generating fuel and natural gas, as well as on airline tickets.
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