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
7 July 2017 – A plan to extend significant tax breaks for production of both natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas through 2023 was approved on 7 July by German
7 July 2017 – The Oregon Legislature passed a transportation bill which calls for Oregon to raise $5.3 billion in new taxes and fees over the next decade to pay
UN Environment has two consultant opportunities to support our work on fiscal policies: The Science Division and Economy Division at UN Environment is hiring a consultant to support the development
7 July 2017 – In the face of Brexit and associated shortfalls in the EU’s budget, the Dutch Minister of Agriculture – Martijn van Dam said that it was inevitable
6 July 2017 – Recent developments demonstrate that climate finance is gaining traction across-the-board with new issuances breaking records. For example, the European Investment Bank (EIB) issued the “longest ever”
6 July 2017 – Egypt’s electricity and energy minister announced an increase in electricity prices between 18 and 42 per cent depending on consumption. The measure is part of the
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