27 September 2018 – In Vietnam, non-biodegradable plastic bags are subject to an environmental tax for each kilogram. The tax is set to increase in 2019. However, legal loopholes have enabled
27 September 2018 – According to a survey by the University of Sydney Business School, a majority of Australians support replacing existing road usage charges with a system more directly linked
27 September 2018 – The WTO’s agriculture negotiations have resumed after the organization’s annual August hiatus. While the discussions were mainly limited to reviewing negotiating submissions, analysis, and data, some sources
27 September 2018 – Prof. Trajtenberg, a former economic adviser to the Israeli prime minister, proposes to replace all vehicle taxes in Israel with a single levy which would vary by
26 September 2018 – A recent study by the Canadian EcoFiscal Commission, found that implementing a carbon price and issuing ‘carbon dividends’ could make a majority of Canadian households better off,
26 September 2018 – The Transport Committee of the European Parliament supports the removal of tax barriers for the uptake of shore-side electricity under the Energy Taxation Directive. This would put
25 September 2018 – In a new environmental crackdown, the French government is planning to introduce a tax on foreign heavy goods lorries. According to the French Ecological transition minister, some
25 September 2018 – As an affiliate event at the Global Climate Action Summit, speakers at a two-day Water Pavilion noted that the majority of natural disasters and impacts from climate
24 September 2018 – According to a new climate and carbon analysis from business information provider IHS Markit, the world may not be able to reach a sufficiently low emissions
21 September 2018 – Kenya’s parliament supports the halving of a new value-added tax on oil products. After a 16 percent value-added tax on all petroleum products had entered into force
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