The Case for Green Consumer Taxes
As the world looks to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and tackle climate change, progressive consumer taxes on resource-intensive goods could help. Such taxes would fall on the rich more
As the world looks to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and tackle climate change, progressive consumer taxes on resource-intensive goods could help. Such taxes would fall on the rich more
India has caught to its demand that sure creating international locations be exempted from commitments to remove fisheries subsidies regardless of failure of World Trade Organisation (WTO) members to achieve
Despite switching to online meetings and written consultations to continue negotiations, WTO members were unable to finish negotiations at the 14 December informal meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee.During the
These countries have also sought more time to implement the norms or disciplines, which would be finalised after complete negotiations, on the prohibition of subsidies for fishing activities in Exclusive
Panelists noted that government support going to fossil fuels, including COVID-19 recovery packages, is much higher than support for other energy sources.Among recommendations to better address fossil fuel subsidies, Peter
Amiti Sen India hopes to have more meetings with designated officials to reach a breakthrough Negotiations on curbing “harmful” fisheries subsidies are picking up pace at the World Trade Organization
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Brazil introduced a revised proposal to reduce and limit WTO members’ fisheries subsidies.The proposal suggests adjustments to a table of percentage cuts that a member should make based
Trade policies and carbon emissions are certainly linked. A study by Joseph Shapiro at the University of California, Berkeley finds that global import tariffs and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) are significantly lower on dirty
The introduction of a WTO-compatible carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) is touted as a key element of the European Green Deal. It will serve to ensure that, as the EU
China’s distant-water fishing industry has “glorious achievements” to be proud of, according to the head of the state-sponsored lobby group representing the sector. Speaking at the China International Fishery Cooperation
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