Which one of the following countries is the first country in the world to propose a carbon tax for its people to address global warming?

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Q: 126 (IAS/2006)
Which one of the following countries is the first country in the world to propose a carbon tax for its people to address global warming?

question_subject: 

Current Affairs

question_exam: 

IAS

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The correct answer is option 4, New Zealand. Each of these countries has made efforts to address climate change, but New Zealand was the first to propose a carbon tax in order to regulate greenhouse gas emissions more directly. This tax is levied on businesses and industries based on the amount of carbon they emit into the atmosphere.

Option 1, Australia, introduced a carbon tax in 2012 but it wasn`t the first to do so.

Germany, option 2, while a leader in renewable energy technologies, did not propose a carbon tax before New Zealand.

Japan under option 3, like Germany, focused more on energy efficiency and renewable sources but didn`t introduce a carbon tax ahead of New Zealand.

Therefore, your correct choice remains New Zealand.