What does "carbon tax" mean?

A tax levied on the carbon contents used by the burning fossil fuels, so as to discourage the production of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.

Carbon tax

Q: What is a synonym for "carbon tax"?

Common synonyms include: carbon levy, carbon price, carbon price mechanism, carbon pricing, climate regulation policy, criticisms.

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Noun

1
A tax levied on the carbon contents used by the burning fossil fuels, so as to discourage the production of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
"Swedish politicians push for imposition of a punitive carbon tax to turn back a global climate warming that has not even been detected, even as a major political party vows to close down Sweden's nuclear power plants."

Synonyms

All synonyms

carbon levy carbon price carbon price mechanism carbon pricing climate regulation policy criticisms

Antonyms

All antonyms

broad support carbon subsidy fossil fuel subsidy no pricing

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"Swedish politicians push for imposition of a punitive carbon tax to turn back a global climate warming that has not even been detected, even as a major political party vows to close down Sweden's nuclear power plants."

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