Australia
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‘We’ve got to be bullish’: NSW ministers at odds over electric car tax
By Tom Rabe and Peter Hannam Senior ministers have warned that NSW should not follow other states in imposing a tax on electric cars, arguing it would discourage



Electric vehicle tax a ‘dangerous’ step towards more privatisation
By Sam Hibbins The state government’s decision to introduce a user charge for electric vehicles signals a dangerous step towards a privatised road user charge scheme


The results are in – carbon pricing works (pv magazine)
Australian researchers have completed the world’s largest comparative study on carbon pricing and the results are a “crystal clear” message to governments around the world,
Reports


U.K. Spending 32 Times More On Fossil Fuels Than Renewables: Wärtsilä Report
The U.K. government is squandering an opportunity to move towards a zero carbon future by pumping billions of stimulus cash into fossil fuels and all


Remarkably adaptive: Australian cities in a time of growth (Grattan Institute)
According to a new report by the Grattan Institute, Australian cities are seizing up and no amount of new roads and rail lines is going


Taxing Energy Use 2015 (OECD)
This OECD report provides a systematic analysis of the structure and level of energy taxes in OECD and selected partner countries, which together cover 80%