Lessons from several provinces in Canada on carbon pricing
A series of articles in policy options politiques take a closer look at the approach towards carbon pricing in several provinces of Canada. In British Columbia, the carbon tax was
Green fiscal policies such as fossil fuel subsidy reform, carbon-energy taxation, emissions trading, air pollution taxes and green subsidies can play a critical role in limiting energy-related negative impacts on human health, air quality and the climate. By pricing harmful emissions and driving the transition to clean and low-carbon energy sources and increasing demand for renewable energy technologies.
A series of articles in policy options politiques take a closer look at the approach towards carbon pricing in several provinces of Canada. In British Columbia, the carbon tax was
A new study from the International Renewable Energy Agency assessed the Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2018. In the study, they found that unsubsidized renewable energy is now often the
The Government of Ireland revealed their Climate Action Plan 2019 to tackle Climate Breakdown. The plan consist of 183 actions to support the government’s commitment to a “net zero carbon
The OECD recently published a paper on the use of revenues from carbon pricing, written by Melanie Marten and Kurt van Dender. The paper collects comprehensive and detailed data on
On the 10th Clean Energy Ministerial and 4th Mission Innovation Ministerial, a new international partnership was established to help expand the deployment of energy storage and bring new technologies to
Laura Merrill, Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) Manager and Senior Policy Advisor at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), and Nina Quintas, take us through the evolution of fossil fuel
South Africa signed the Carbon Tax into law, which has been under discussion since 2010. The goal is to “provide for the imposition of a tax on the carbon dioxide
The study “Measuring Fossil Fuel Subsidies in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals” has been prepared by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in close collaboration with the International
The IMF recently published a paper that updates estimates of fossil fuel subsidies, defined as fuel consumption times the gap between existing and efficient prices (i.e., prices warranted by supply
This chapter by Naoyuki Yoshino and Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, from the book “Financing for Low-carbon Energy Transition”, shows that by taxing carbon dioxide (CO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen oxides (NOx)
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