Banking on protected areas to promote a green recovery
2021-09-01
New study finds that conservation and tourism can go hand in hand, offering recommendations how to make it so
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Belgium might introduce new environmental taxes on the airline sector
2021-08-30
Environmental taxes on the aviation sector could contribute 1.5 billion euros to the State budget of Belgium.
Scottish Government draws up plan for green recovery from Covid-19
2021-08-30
The Scottish Government has put forward a draft policy programme for aligning its economic recovery plans for Covid-19 with its long-term climate, nature and social targets, developed under an agreement with the Scottish Green Party Parliamentary Group.
It’s time to rethink personal carbon allowances, research suggests
2021-08-30
It might be tricky and some might not like it, but a PCA could lower emissions.
Denmark, Costa Rica seek alliance to speed up the end of oil and gas
2021-08-27
Denmark and Costa Rica are trying to forge an alliance of countries willing to fix a date to phase out oil and gas production and to stop giving permits for new exploration, government ministers said and documents showed.
Ending subsidies that harm nature could create millions of green jobs, WWF says
2021-08-23
Moving government support for environmentally damaging industries into green sectors like recycling and sustainable forest management could boost employment, report finds.
Report: Clean electricity accounted for record two-thirds of EU’s generation mix for first half of 2021
2021-08-23
Renewables and nuclear power accounted for a record 66% of electricity production across the EU during the first half of 2021, with clean energy proving far more resilient to the pandemic than fossil fuels.
Green taxation can help us recover from the Covid-19 crisis. Here’s how
2021-08-23
Raising taxes during an economic downturn might seem counterintuitive but it could be the key to Covid-19 recovery. The secret lies in which taxes to raise: when it comes to impacts on the economy, jobs, and the environment, not all taxes are created equal.
Ukraine aims to grow economy without increasing carbon emissions
2021-08-17
The post-Soviet state has increased its climate ambition but campaigners say it could do more to insulate draughty housing and promote clean energy.
China’s post-pandemic economic stimulus spending on green projects shows there is room for improvement: Greenpeace
2021-08-13
Only 15 per cent of China’s newly added post-Covid-19 national and municipal bonds went to green, sustainable, or low-carbon projects, says Greenpeace. China approved a fiscal stimulus package of 6.35 trillion yuan (US$984 billion) in May last year to help the country’s economic recovery after the pandemic.
