by International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Newswise — Countries across the globe have been struggling to deal with the impact of COVID-19 and the accompanying economic slowdown. As economies “build
The UK Government is being urged to tax food producers according to the carbon footprint of their products, raising concerns that this cost would be passed onto consumers. Continue reading
Kathleen O’Sullivan Sinn Féin TD Denise Mitchell has called for the government to reconsider the introduction of the carbon tax that is set to be introduced by the Finance Bill
India has also said that it is engaged in these negotiations for comprehensive disciplines on fishery subsidies Member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that have provided “huge” subsidies for “unsustainable”
Amiti Sen India hopes to have more meetings with designated officials to reach a breakthrough Negotiations on curbing “harmful” fisheries subsidies are picking up pace at the World Trade Organization
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Brazil introduced a revised proposal to reduce and limit WTO members’ fisheries subsidies.The proposal suggests adjustments to a table of percentage cuts that a member should make based
Diplomats will try to make progress on the last unresolved issues of the Paris Agreement in online events run by UN Climate Change next month. By Chloé Farand Countries have a
Objective: Exploring the role of green fiscal policies in greening a COVID-19 recovery with the aim of supporting public health efforts, reducing environmental and climate change risks, and strengthening resilience
Written by Alice Calder Everybody’s Subsidising Subsidies are forming a key part of the UK-EU Brexit negotiations.Japan’s agricultural subsidies as a share of gross farm revenues are two times above the
By Conor MacauleyBBC NI Agriculture & Environment Correspondent Owners of some renewable technologies are being paid “excessive” subsidies from people’s electricity bills, according to the NI Audit Office. Wind farms,
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