2 Jun 2017 – China approved around 300 more green energy vehicle models to receive subsidies as part of a scheme that has rapidly boosted sales in the sector, with
2 June 2017 – Joseph Stiglitz argues that President Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the 2015 Paris climate agreement is an attempt to destroy the rules-based system of
6 June 2017 – The cost of Indonesia’s subsidy on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is increasing, leading to the country paying at least half of the cost of the fuel,
2 June 2017 – The government of Bangladesh has backtracked on plans to impose a carbon tax in its final budget proposal. In the run-up to the budget announcement, the
2 June 2017 – Every five years the US Congress passes a spending bill that covers almost every aspect of what US citizens eat – and much more. Known as
30 May 2017 – The Ministry of Finance of Viet Nam plans to increase environmental taxes on HCFC (hydro-chloro-fluoro-carbon) solutions and plastic bags. The move is aimed to raise organisations’
29 May 2017 – Speaking at the Think 20 Summit 2017 in Berlin, a group of leading economists warned that the world risks catastrophic global warming in just 13 years
31 May 2017 – Wary about attempts to fast-track an agreement on regulating fisheries subsidies at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that might impact small fishermen, India has cautioned countries
27 May 2017 – During the G7 summit in Sicily the assembled heads of states failed to reiterate their commitment to end fossil fuel subsidies by 2025, which they had
26 May 2017 – Koichi Yamamoto, Japan’s environment minister, has a message for his country’s corporate titans – get ready because putting a price on carbon is all but inevitable
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