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UN calls for higher taxes to fund climate warning fight

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United Nations (AFP) Nov 5, 2010
A top UN panel on Friday called for increased taxes on carbon emissions and international transport to raise 100 billion dollars a year to combat climate change.

The group led by the prime ministers of Norway and Ethiopia also said there could be a tax on international financial transactions.



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