Carbon pricing is essential to reducing greenhouse gases: World Bank
Competitiveness concerns should not preclude carbon pricing or emission targets to Paris Agreement levels, namely $40–$80/tCO2e by 2020 and $50–$100/tCO2e by 2030
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