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As China Rejects Carbon Caps, Krugman Pushes Carbon Tariffs

Trying to surmise if China will be willing to agree to greenhouse gas caps is like reading tea leaves. Last week, we got a good sign, via Britain's climate change secretary ("I think they're up for a deal."). Then yesterday, this from China Daily: "China... ...full story at TreeHugger

from TreeHugger on Fri, May 15 2009

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