This congressional testimony by Doug Koplow (President, Earth Track) to the the Subcommittee on Energy of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the US House of Representatives addresses US
30 May 2017 – The Ministry of Finance of Viet Nam plans to increase environmental taxes on HCFC (hydro-chloro-fluoro-carbon) solutions and plastic bags. The move is aimed to raise organisations’
29 May 2017 – Speaking at the Think 20 Summit 2017 in Berlin, a group of leading economists warned that the world risks catastrophic global warming in just 13 years
31 May 2017 – Wary about attempts to fast-track an agreement on regulating fisheries subsidies at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that might impact small fishermen, India has cautioned countries
27 May 2017 – During the G7 summit in Sicily the assembled heads of states failed to reiterate their commitment to end fossil fuel subsidies by 2025, which they had
26 May 2017 – Koichi Yamamoto, Japan’s environment minister, has a message for his country’s corporate titans – get ready because putting a price on carbon is all but inevitable
31 May 2017 – Lucy Kitson (Research Officer and Economist, IISD-GSI) reports on a side-event to the Vienna Energy Forum about gender inclusive energy policies. She argues that fossil fuel
18 May 2017 – Christopher Ragan (Chair, Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission), Peter Robinson (CEO, David Suzuki Foundation) and Steve Williams (CEO, Suncor Energy) argue that Canada’s carbon pricing policy is striking
25 May 2017 – The world’s third-largest greenhouse gas emitting country said it would lower the duty on coal from July 1 and impose a new 18% tax on solar
24 May 2017 – In his recently revealed budget plan President Donald Trump has proposed a 36% cut in the federally subsidized crop insurance program over the next decade among
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