13 April 2017 – Ivetta Gerasimchuk (Lead of Sustainable Energy Supplies, International Institute for Sustainable Development) argues that ending fossil fuel subsidies is a low hanging fruit for financing the
12 April 2017 – The Debate Over a Carbon Taxes, Cap and Trade, or Doing Nothing Matters to Environmentalists, but also State Budgets. Jeffrey Garceau (Associate Editor, MuniNet Guide) discusses
19 April 2017 – A joint investigation by Greenpeace Energydesk and Private Eye found that £6.9 billion in financial support has been provided to fossil fuel companies by the government
19 April 2017 – Maeve McLynn (Finance and Subsidies Policy Coordinator, Climate Action Network Europe) argues that the EU should continue its recent drive of tackling fossil fuel subsidies by
13 April 2017 – Ivetta Gerasimchuk and Peter Wooders (Energy experts at the International Institute for Sustainable Development) and Shelagh Whitley (Lead of the climate and energy programme at the Overseas Development Institute) argue
19 April 2017 – In Tennessee the State House and Senate passed a bill that raises the gas tax by 6 cents per gallon over the next three years, and
11 April 2017 – A new incentive in South Africa’s Income Tax Act allows landowners to claim a reduced tax based on the value of their land which is formally
12 April 2017 – Brendan Frank (Research Analyst, Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission) discusses the pros and cons of options to implement congestion pricing in Ottawa, Canada. Read the full article on
11 April 2017 – Tina Rosenberg (Editorial writer and Author) explores the reasons why oil companies like Exxon Mobile and BP endorse a carbon tax. Read the full article on
11 April 2017 – The Swedish government has announced sweeping reforms of fuel and vehicle taxation. The proposals have been developed to reach a new target of reducing CO2 emissions
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