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
A coalition devoted to integrating economic, social and environmental considerations into the Belt and Road Initiative was launched this week. UN Environment and the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment
It has been previously reported that in February 2019, the National Assembly of South Africa passed a Carbon Tax Bill to “provide for the imposition of a tax on the
On the 30th of April, the chief executives of 107 shipping companies signed an open letter to IMO Member States in support of the proposal to slow down ships to
On the 15th of April, the International Energy Agency (IEA) published a report praising Ireland’s progress towards the goal of improving energy efficiency by 2030. However, the agency warned that
As part of Canada’s plan, provinces and territories had the flexibility to maintain or develop a carbon pollution pricing system that was tailored to their province and met federal standards.
This blog by Tiza Mafira of the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) reflects on Indonesia’s progress on climate finance in 2018 and looks forward to some key developments in 2019. The blog is
12 December 2018 – The 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in Katowice, Poland from 3-14 December. IFAD, IMF, UNCTAD, UN
The Economy Division at UN Environment is hiring a consultant to support its work on green fiscal policy. The deadline for applications is 20 January 2019. For further details and to apply,
30 November 2018 – The South African Minister of Finance introduced the revised Carbon Tax Bill (Bill) to Parliament. The carbon tax is expected to take effect on 1 June 2019
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