State economy minister calls for COâ‚‚ tax on oil and gas
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Andreas Pinkwart, economy minister of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany’s most populous state and home to one of three German lignite mining regions, has called for a CO₂ tax on oil and gas to ensure that power consumers do not have to shoulder all of the financial burden of the energy transition, reports energate messenger. Pinkwart, a member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), added that a high price for electricity would hinder sector coupling.
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