10 November 2017 – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called for an end to subsidies for fossil fuels at the APEC CEO’s Summit. Ardern has frequently described climate change
9 November 2017 – In April 2017, prime ministers of the Nordic countries launched a joint initiative – Nordic Solutions to Global Challenges. Fossil fuel subsidy reform was presented as
This study by researchers Robert Pollin, Heidi Garrett-Peltier and Jeannette Wicks-Lim from the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) of the University of Massachusetts Amherst examines the benefits of large-scale investments
The Government of Indonesia is considering reform of its consumer subsidies for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) due to its rising fiscal cost: IDR 25 trillion (USD 1.9 billion) in 2016:
In a world of low commodity prices the potential for conflict between hydrocarbon producers and governments over tax revenues is exacerbated. In Russia this is even more true because the
The authors provide evidence from a nationally representative survey on Americans’ willingness to pay (WTP) for a carbon tax, and public preferences for how potential carbon-tax revenue should be spent.
18 October 2017 – With technical support from the World Bank, Fiji aims to raise 100 million Fiji dollars ($50m) through issuing a sovereign green bond to build resilience to climate
12 October 2017 – Promising billions of pounds worth of investment in offshore wind power, electric vehicles and technology innovation funds, the UK government set a bullish tone for low-carbon industries. In
11 October 2017 – Households in Turkmenistan will pay 25 times more for tap water from next month as the state begins scrapping generous subsidies that subdued energy prices have
8 October 2017 – Efforts at the World Trade Organisation (WTO)-level to eliminate certain forms of fisheries subsidies could severely hurt small and livelihood fisherfolk in India. The National Platform for
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