Opinion: The Limits of Carbon Pricing
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
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
18 October 2017 – With technical support from the World Bank, Fiji aims to raise 100 million Fiji dollars ($50m) through issuing a sovereign green bond to build resilience to climate
13 October 2017 – Compared to just 150 companies in 2014, carbon pricing is becoming the new normal for major multinationals with almost 1,400 companies factoring an internal carbon price into
12 October 2017 – Promising billions of pounds worth of investment in offshore wind power, electric vehicles and technology innovation funds, the UK government set a bullish tone for low-carbon industries. In
11 October 2017 – Households in Turkmenistan will pay 25 times more for tap water from next month as the state begins scrapping generous subsidies that subdued energy prices have
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