Call to tax 'wasteful' plasma TVs

Iria · May 15, 2007, 03:26 PM

Source: BBC News
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Governments should tax plasma screen televisions because of the large amount of energy they consume, according to a leading expert on climate change.

Professor Paul Ekins, who studies the economics of climate change, said taxing plasma screens would reflect their "greater climate change burden".

May 15, 2007, 03:26 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Call to tax 'wasteful' plasma TVs Source: BBC News ________ Governments should tax plasma screen televisions because of the large amount of energy they consume, according to a leading expert on climate change. Professor Paul Ekins, who studies the economics of climate change, said taxing plasma screens would reflect their "greater climate change burden".