21.04.2009 - Carbon tax could blunt Gulf nations’ competitive edge

From Thenational.ae: Gulf oil exporters are often cast as the villain in the climate change debate, as the largest producers of the carbon-rich oil and gas that fuel the world’s industry. But as talks progress towards developing a sequel to the Kyoto agreement this year, many of these nations are waking up to the fact that they may actually find themselves in a new role as victims of a tax on carbon, the principal cause of global warming.....Full Article: Source

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