South Africa’s new carbon tax could help poor people pay less for energy

Companies will now pay each time they emit a ton of greenhouse gases. Image: REUTERS/Mike Hutchings MH/CRB
Harald Winkler
Writer, University of Cape Town
Andrew Marquard
Writer, University of Cape Town

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