Do we need carbon taxes in an era of cheap renewables?

It will soon be cheaper to build new wind and solar farms than to keep existing power plants running, so do even need a price on carbon? asks Leigh Collins in the fourth part of a special report

Wind turbines and solar panels in southwest Germany.
Wind turbines and solar panels in southwest Germany.Photo: Juwi
Published 31 October 2019, 01:10Updated 31 October 2019, 01:44