A new paper on trade-related issues affecting the food and land use systems suggests that in order to reconfigure the global trade in agriculture products, policymakers should remove perverse incentives
2 October 2019: The UK Export Finance (UKEF), a government body that underwrites loans and insurance to help British firms secure business abroad, had spent £2.6bn in the last five
Econometric assessment: has the Swedish carbon and energy taxation scheme been effective? Published in the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, this paper employs an econometric approach to analyze the effectiveness
8 October 2019: According to the Illinois Department of Revenue, a new gas tax increase from 19 cents to 38 cents, that went into effect on July 1, yielded a
As many as 66 carbon pricing policies (including both taxes and emissions trading systems) have been adopted by polities with varying levels of development and diverse political systems. Although the
The Green Fiscal Policy Network hosted the final plenary session of the 20th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation on Friday 27 September in Limassol, Cyprus. The session explored the equity
The UN Environment Programme is looking for talent to join them at their Geneva office! The consultant’s responsibilities will include, among others, supporting the development of a global project on
Dr. Andrew Steer, the President and CEO of the World Resources Institute, discusses in an IMF podcast fiscal policies as a way of implementing climate change strategies. He highlights the
An official from the Iranian National Tax Administration stated that a tax will be levied on products that cause environmental damage in their manufacture or use. A 2% tax will
Seattle passes a resolution that will begin laying out an ambitious plan for the city to cut its greenhouse gas emissions and improve its residents’ lives. Not yet binding, the
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