3 December 2018 – Just before the 13th meeting of the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, a new report says India collected $12 billion (about Rs 84,000 crore) in 2010-2018 by taxing
18 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. The
21.11.2018 – Glasgow councilors are to consider proposals for a Workplace Parking Levy, which could eventually result in businesses being charged for employees who bring their cars into the city
20.11.2018 – A new computational model developed by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) that factors in economic data, environmental trends and energy consumption, has found carbon tax on fossil
19.11.2018 – Punjab, the most populous federating unit of Pakistan— may soon face serious water availability and quality challenges due to ongoing population growth. Even though the local environment minister
19.11.2018 – The meat industry’s attempt to block the mainstreaming of alternatives puts it in the same role as the fossil fuel industry. Instead, governments should stop subsidizing factory farming and
19.11.2018 – According to economy minister Peter Ziga, Slovakia will phase out subsidies for coal mines supplying one of the country’s most polluting power plants from 2023, sooner than expected. Read
16.11.2018 – An alliance of agri-food companies enlisted the support of Northern Ireland politicians to unlock an estimated GBP 800 million in subsidies for contractors. This has paved the way for
15.11.2018 – WTO members negotiating a proposed agreement to tackle harmful fisheries subsidies held a second cluster of meetings in November, hearing reports about brainstorming sessions in “incubator groups” and completing
15.11.2018 – Spain is proposing to ban fossil fuel subsidies, dump investments that encourage dirty energy use and will also drive lighter diesel and petrol vehicles off the road. And it
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