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News
What is China’s Carbon Market Scheme?
China has proposed the world’s largest carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS). As the country has pledged to reach net zero emissions by 2060, this article explores the merits of the current scheme.
Latin America and Caribbean ‘failing to invest in sustainable post-Covid recovery’
Environmentally sustainable post-COVID-19 spending in Latin America and the Caribbean lags behind the rest of the world, according to a new platform co-developed by the University of Oxford that showcases real-time data from 33 countries.
Without help for oil-producing countries, net zero by 2050 is a distant dream
To meet climate targets and avoid economic collapse, countries such as Iraq need international support in the transition to clean energy
Reports
Fossil Fuel Subsidies: In-Depth Analysis (European Parliament)
This paper by the European Parliament’s Directorate-General for Internal Policies provides an overview of fossil fuel subsidies globally and in the EU. It also provides a summary of key components
Navigating Political Hurricanes in the MENA Region: Energy Pricing Reform in a Context of Changing Social Contracts (Center on Global Energy Policy)
This report from the Columbia Center on Global Energy Policy analyzes the political economy of energy pricing reforms in the Middle East and North Africa since the Arab Spring. The authors investigate the conditions
Learning from Leaders: Nordic and International Best Practice with Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform (Nordic Council of Ministers)
If we aim to reduce global emissions in order to limit global warming to less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels, then the energy sector is of paramount importance. A critical