16 October 2017 – For years, China has been using subsidies and taxation to build its solar power equipment industries – and as a result, it dominates world markets. Now
Fossil fuel subsidies are a key barrier for economic development and climate change mitigation. While the plunge in international fuel prices has increased the political will to introduce fossil fuel
Keeping temperature change below 2°C will require leaving large reserves of fossil fuels unextracted. Om this article, researchers from Resources for the Future (RFF) assess alternative policies to achieve this
The environmental argument behind fossil fuel subsidy reform is strong, particularly among international finance institutions wishing to support ‘transformational’ low-carbon development. However, supporting reform in practice has often met methodological
28 September 2017 – EU institutions and 11 member states handed out at least €112bn ($131bn) a year to support coal, oil and gas between 2014 and 2016, according to a
22 September 2017 – Québec, Ontario and California reached an agreement integrating and harmonizing emissions cap programs. By signing this agreement, Ontario will now formally enter the Québec-California carbon market, effective
12 September 2017 – Yale University has implemented a carbon charge that affects more than 250 buildings and nearly 70% of campus carbon dioxide emissions. The carbon charge began July 1.
11 September 2017 – British Columbia’s New Democratic government said it would increase the Western Canadian province’s carbon tax rate by C$5 per tonne from 1 April 2018, and also
This guidebook supports countries who intend to undertake self- or peer review of fossil fuel subsidies by clearly explaining the different elements of a review and providing case studies as
This paper, featured in the Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, presents the necessity of having sufficient finances to implement measures contained within Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Based on a
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