12 December 2017 – Saudi Arabia has approved a new round of energy price hikes and a cash handout system for low- and middle-income citizens to offset the impact of the
12 December 2017 – New Brunswickers will not pay a “direct” carbon tax under the Liberal government’s planned carbon-pricing system, says Environment and Local Government Minister Serge Rousselle. Instead, a
12 December 2017 – By subsidising fossil fuels, humanity was “investing in its own doom”, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Tuesday at a Paris summit seeking to unlock funds for
4 December 2017 – Washington is just one of a growing number of states poised to introduce or advance new, stricter, or more expansive carbon fees or cap-and-trade programs in upcoming
29 November 2017 – All economists who accept the scientific reality of climate change support public policies that make polluters pay more for the costs they impose on society. But it
16 November 2017 – Germany and Mexico released their voluntary peer reviews of fossil fuel subsidies under the G-20 during COP23 in Bonn. This publication is a step towards more transparency
15 November 2017 – Governments should put a price on carbon emissions to help combat global warming and stop making bad bets on fossil fuels, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at
15 November 2017 – The Brazilian government proposed tax relief up to US $300 billion to companies that develop offshore oilfields that opponents claim would use up 7% of humanity’s
10 November 2017 – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called for an end to subsidies for fossil fuels at the APEC CEO’s Summit. Ardern has frequently described climate change
9 November 2017 – In April 2017, prime ministers of the Nordic countries launched a joint initiative – Nordic Solutions to Global Challenges. Fossil fuel subsidy reform was presented as
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