International coalition to push carbon pricing for shipping
8 June 2017 – Shipping’s decarbonisation is inevitable and now widely accepted. It will...
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Five Ways to Address Fossil Fuel Subsidies Through the WTO and International Trade Agreements
20 June 2017 – This blog by Peter Wooders (IISD) and Cleo Verkuijl(SEI) discusses the...
Read MoreReality of subsidies drives Norway’s electric car dream
14 June 2017 – Norway, a country whose wealth is based on fossil fuels, has become the world leader in electric cars, with more than 35 percent of new cars sold with a plug. But as electric cars move from the early adopter...
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The Energy 202: Exxon, GM and Pepsi plan to back carbon tax floated by ex-GOP officials
20 June 2017 – A group of nearly a dozen multinational corporations is backing a plan from...
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Participation in Aviation Carbon Offsetting Scheme Reaches 70 States
17 June 2017 – 70 States, representing over 87.7% of international aviation activity,...
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The challenge of defining fossil fuel subsidies
12 June 2017 -There is no universally agreed definition of what constitutes a fossil fuel subsidy....
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Bulgaria accused of illegal aid to fossil fuel power providers
15 June 2017 – According to a complaint filed with the European Commission by London-based...
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The Future Is Carbon-Priced And The US Is Getting Left Behind
6 June 2017 – Forty countries and 24 sub-national regions (states, provinces, etc.) have...
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Opportunities at UN Environment on fiscal policy
The Resources and Markets Branch of the Economy Division at UN Environment has two consultant...
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New tax in India treats solar panels better than expected
1 June 2017 – Indian Revenue Secretary Haskmukh Adhia clarified that the solar modules will...
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