This guide by the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) outlines some basic concepts to mobilise resources for biodiversity finance and describes how tax incentives, the removal of harmful subsidies and other
26 April 2017 – Electricity generation from wind turbines could become profitable even without government subsidies in the next decade if more large-scale developments are allowed, according to the world’s
25 April 2017 – A group of investors and insurers has called on the G20 to adopt a clear timeframe for phasing out subsidies and public finance for fossil fuels.
20 April 2017 – A report by Lux Research estimates that Canada’s carbon tax plans could generate $120 billion in tax revenues by 2030 which if properly allocated could position
23 April 2017 – The Vulnerable Twenty (V20) nations held a dialogue with G20 countries at the recent G20 Finance Minister Meeting in Washington D.C. In their Ministerial Communiqué adopted
14 April 2017 – In this article Julia Martínez (Director, Environmental Economics and Climate Change, WRI México) and Juan-Carlos Altamirano (Economist, World Resources Institute) analyze Mexico’s progress towards meeting its
17 April 2017 – Dialogue between petroleum industry executives and environmental activists ultimately cleared the way for Alberta’s groundbreaking commitment to put a price on carbon at the COP21 in
20 April 2017 – Despite recent set-backs at the state level and comments made by President Trump, a carbon tax is gaining support from a growing number of Republicans who
Recent years have seen renewed and growing interest in carbon taxes that put a price on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This Guide by the Partnership for Market Readiness (PMR) provides
This paper by the Partnership for Market Readiness (PMR) reviews the key findings of a modeling analysis exploring the implications of a carbon tax in South Africa. The modeling work
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