Cape Town — To curb greenhouse gas emissions, South Africa wants to put a tax on carbon emissions from big polluters.
The aim of making polluters pay for the carbon they pump into the atmosphere is to help South Africa, the world's 12th highest emitter of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, transition to a low-carbon economy.
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