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South Korea caved in to pressure from car industry bosses yesterday and slammed the brakes on a proposed tax on vehicle carbon emissions.
Government officials said it would delay the tax by over five years until the end of 2020 amid lobbying from domestic and US car manufacturers who feared that the levy would curb sales.
The so-called smog tax had already been postponed by more than two years when the further delay was announced.
Established as a landmark victory for the climate movement, the CCC promised to hold governments to account. Today, it is understating the danger of climate chaos and impeding the radical action needed, says IAN SINCLAIR
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The Communist Party of Britain’s Congress last month debated a resolution on ending opposition to all nuclear power in light of technological advances and the climate crisis. RICHARD HEBBERT explains why
From summit to summit, imperialist companies and governments cut, delay or water down their commitments, warn the Communist Parties of Britain, France, Portugal and Spain and the Workers Party of Belgium in a joint statement on Cop30