29 April 2017 – A new Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) charge of SGD2 will be introduced on the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway during the morning rush to help ease congestion. Read
1 May 2017 – The fifth high-level event on fossil fuel subsidy reform, organized by the Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform (FFFSR), Global Subsidies Initiative and the World Bank
29 April 2017 – Bangladesh’s government plans to impose a carbon tax in the next fiscal year on polluting sectors. The initiative has been supported by the World Bank and
1 May 2017 – Business tycoon Sir Richard Branson, who founded the British airline Virgin Atlantic more than 30 years ago, said he would support a tax on dirty fuels
1 May 2017 – A California state senator will introduce legislation to replace the state’s troubled cap-and-trade program, and eventually establish one of the highest prices for carbon dioxide in
2 May 2017 – Charles McConnell (Executive Director, Energy and Environment Initiative, Rice University) argues that carbon tax funds should be spent on the technology research needed to transform our
7 April 2017 – The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held a Special Meeting on International Cooperation in Tax Matters, highlighting strengthened tax systems as a priority for implementing
27 April 2017 – The European Commission has decided to refer Italy to the Court of Justice of the EU for failing to apply the national excise duty rate on
26 April 2017 – Electricity generation from wind turbines could become profitable even without government subsidies in the next decade if more large-scale developments are allowed, according to the world’s
25 April 2017 – A group of investors and insurers has called on the G20 to adopt a clear timeframe for phasing out subsidies and public finance for fossil fuels.
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