Sweden brought in a carbon tax in 1991 that now
stands at $150 a tonne, increasing the price of gas by 2.34
kronor (35 cents) a litre ($1.10 per gallon).
Between 1990 and 2006, Sweden’s economy grew by
44%, her carbon emissions fell by 9%, and Sweden made
enormous progress in developing district heating systems,
bioenergy from forest wastes, and biogas from sewage and
animal wastes.
Sweden keeps the income from the tax for use in general
revenues, and to support post-carbon technologies.
