20 June 2017 – A group of nearly a dozen multinational corporations is backing a plan from senior US Republican statesmen to replace President Obama’s greenhouse-gas regulations with a carbon tax. The
15 June 2017 – According to a complaint filed with the European Commission by London-based lawyers ClientEarth, Bulgaria has given EUR 1.3 billion (USD1.5 billion) in illegal aid to coal-fired
6 June 2017 – Forty countries and 24 sub-national regions (states, provinces, etc.) have already or are scheduled to make polluters pay with a national or regional price on carbon.
1 June 2017 – Indian Revenue Secretary Haskmukh Adhia clarified that the solar modules will fall under the 5 percent tax bracket of the Goods and Service Tax (GST). The
2 Jun 2017 – China approved around 300 more green energy vehicle models to receive subsidies as part of a scheme that has rapidly boosted sales in the sector, with
2 June 2017 – Joseph Stiglitz argues that President Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the 2015 Paris climate agreement is an attempt to destroy the rules-based system of
6 June 2017 – The cost of Indonesia’s subsidy on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is increasing, leading to the country paying at least half of the cost of the fuel,
2 June 2017 – The government of Bangladesh has backtracked on plans to impose a carbon tax in its final budget proposal. In the run-up to the budget announcement, the
2 June 2017 – Every five years the US Congress passes a spending bill that covers almost every aspect of what US citizens eat – and much more. Known as
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
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