Climate Change
News
The world’s largest carbon market is set for a historic revamp. Europe’s shipowners are concerned
The EU is due to propose the biggest revamp of its Emissions Trading System since the policy launched in 2005. Already the world’s largest carbon trading program, the ETS is
Here’s What’s in the New Climate Plans From the EU and China
The European Union (EU) and China announced sweeping plans this week to dramatically reduce greenhouse-gas emissions to slow the pace of climate change. Many scientists say the warming climate is creating more
Explainer: How will China’s new national carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) work?
China expects trading to commence on its long awaited national carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) this month, and sources aware of the plans expect a launch ceremony to be held on Friday.
Reports
How to Mitigate Climate Change (IMF’s Fiscal Monitor, 2019)
The IMF’s Fiscal Monitor asserts that limiting the planet’s warming to 2 degrees Celsius will require raising the carbon tax to $75 (from the current average of $2) per ton
OECD new report includes environmental sustainability considerations (IISD)
The IISD’s piece on the new OECD report, Going for Growth 2019, highlights the fact that, for the first time, the report explicitly includes environmental sustainability considerations. The report calls
Going for Growth 2019 (OECD)
Slow growth, high uncertainty and rising levels of inequality should prompt policy makers to take urgent action to achieve stronger, sustainable and more inclusive growth, states the OECD’s annual Going
