The UN Environment Programme is looking for talent to join them at their Geneva office! The consultant’s responsibilities will include, among others, supporting the development of a global project on
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Seattle passes a resolution that will begin laying out an ambitious plan for the city to cut its greenhouse gas emissions and improve its residents’ lives. Not yet binding, the
As the nation struggles with pollution, the government has decided to slash taxes on electric vehicles (EV) and chargers. Reuters reports that India reduced the goods and services tax (GST)
In the first six months of this year, the Maldives Finance Ministry collected 29.75 million US dollars as Green Tax from foreigners and tourists. The Green Tax is payable by
On 24 August in the Dagens Nyheter newspaper, two Swedbank economists, Anna Breman and Andreas Wallstrom, said in an op-ed that Sweden and the European Union should ease regulation and allow
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Inspiring action from the Dutch government that, given the absence of an agreement at the European Union level, will seek agreement to impose a tax on the aviation sector with
On the 10th Clean Energy Ministerial and 4th Mission Innovation Ministerial, a new international partnership was established to help expand the deployment of energy storage and bring new technologies to
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