Climate Change
News
Ukraine aims to grow economy without increasing carbon emissions
The post-Soviet state has increased its climate ambition but campaigners say it could do more to insulate draughty housing and promote clean energy.
Israel to impose carbon tax, starting with fossil fuels
From 2023 to 2028, a carbon tax will be applied, at slowly increasing levels, to coal, liquified petroleum gas, fuel oil, petcoke and gas, in a move expected to cover about 80 percent of Israel’s greenhouse gas emissions.
China’s post-pandemic economic stimulus spending on green projects shows there is room for improvement: Greenpeace
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.
Reports
Reconciling Carbon Pricing and Energy Policies in Developing Countries – Integrating Policies for a Clean Energy Transition (PMR)
The focus of the Report Reconciling Carbon pricing and Energy Policies in Developing Countries is how the objective of reducing emissions can be pursued alongside the priorities reflected in the
Tax as a force for good – Aligning tax systems with the SDGs and the inclusive circular economy – Case Study Bangladesh (Ex’Tax)
The Ex’Tax project “Tax as a force for good” launched its latest study, in cooperation with Cambridge Economics and supported by the C&A Foundation. The study focusses on Bangladesh and
Will COVID-19 fiscal recovery packages accelerate or retard progress on climate change? (SSEE)
The COVID-19 crisis is likely to have dramatic consequences for progress on climate change. Imminent fiscal recovery packages could entrench or partly displace the current fossil-fuel-intensive economic system. This paper
