20 July 2017 – Negotiators at the WTO “rules negotiating group” have been examining an influx of new and updated proposals to establish WTO disciplines on harmful fisheries subsidies over
13 July 2017 – A group of US Senators introduced the Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Act to extend and more than double tax credits to fossil fuel companies for
13 July 2017 – In the UK, a graduate transport planner has won a £250,000 prize for a plan to improve Britain’s ailing roads with a proposal to scrap fuel
17 July 2017 – The EU and Brazil – two of the world’s biggest producers of agricultural products – submitted a joint proposal to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on support
8 July 2017 – The G20 Leaders’ Communique adopted at the 2017 summit in Hamburg fails to establish a deadline for the phase out of fossil fuel subsidies. A statement
13 July 2017 – In Australia a proposed new regulation on vehicle fuel efficiency standards was quickly withdrawn after it was met with heavy criticism. Under the proposed regulation, designed
7 July 2017 – Catherine McKenna (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Canada) and Feike Sijbesma (CEO, Royal DSM) emphasize the importance of carbon pricing as a tool to implement
10 July 2017 – The scale of Chinese state aid to its long-distance fisheries sector extends well beyond fuel subsidies to cheap loans, training, and wage supports, according to remarks
13 July 2017 – The German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE) proposes that Germany should implement a national tax on carbon emissions to meet its emission reduction targets in the an
7 July 2017 – A side event on June 18 at the C20 Summit organized by Carbon Market Watch, Overseas Development Institute and Climate Action Network Europe focused on actions
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