Green Fiscal Policy Network

Glasgow workers facing parking charges for bringing cars into city center and using office spaces

21.11.2018 - Glasgow councilors are to consider proposals for a Workplace Parking Levy, which could eventually result in businesses being charged for employees who bring their cars into the city centre and use office car parks. Read the full article on the Evening...

Massive hike in carbon tax needed if Ireland to meet targets

20.11.2018 - A new computational model developed by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) that factors in economic data, environmental trends and energy consumption, has found carbon tax on fossil fuels will need to increase to EUR 300 per ton of carbon...

Pakistani province Punjab to plug losses with ‘Master Water Plan’

19.11.2018 - Punjab, the most populous federating unit of Pakistan— may soon face serious water availability and quality challenges due to ongoing population growth. Even though the local environment minister admits that higher prices would influence water use...

The beef with animal agriculture

19.11.2018 - The meat industry’s attempt to block the mainstreaming of alternatives puts it in the same role as the fossil fuel industry. Instead, governments should stop subsidizing factory farming and the crops that fatten up factory-farmed animals for slaughters...

Slovakia to pull plug on coal subsidies from 2023

19.11.2018 - According to economy minister Peter Ziga, Slovakia will phase out subsidies for coal mines supplying one of the country’s most polluting power plants from 2023, sooner than expected. Read the full article on the Reuters...

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