Reuters: IMF urges higher energy taxes to fight climate change

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IMF urges higher energy taxes to fight climate change

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Energy taxes in much of the world are far below what they should be to reflect the harmful environmental and health impact of fossil fuels use, the International Monetary Fund said in a new book on Thursday.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://reuters.us.feedsportal.com/c/35217/f/654218/s/3d0eb54a/sc/1/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><div class="feedflare">
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