Energy
News
Britain’s confused approach to carbon pricing
A reluctance to raise the cost of natural gas is understandable, given that poorer households spend more of their income on heating their homes. But it only further underscores the importance of joined-up, coherent thinking about how Britain can hit its net zero emissions target by 2050.
Green recovery: Spur small business climate action for stable economies, says international small business leader
In a world that is dominated increasingly by the effects of climate change, small businesses need more support than ever to keep economies running and citizens happy and healthy. Small businesses, governments and industry leaders alike can work together to build a resilient ecosystem by raising awareness, emphasizing proactivity over reactivity and cultivating accountability.
It cannot be any recovery: it must be sustainable and it must be digital
How European insurance industry partnerships can support the EU’s drive toward a climate-neutral continent and economic recovery.
Reports
Effective Carbon Rates: Pricing CO2 through Taxes and Emissions Trading Systems (OECD)
Pricing carbon is one of the most effective and lowest-cost ways of reducing CO2 emissions. This OECD report presents the first full analysis of the use of carbon pricing on
Supporting Energy Pricing Reform and Carbon Pricing Policies Through Crediting (IISD)
This report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) examines the role that policy crediting (i.e. crediting emission reductions from the implementation of a policy action or components of
DBTL Performance Evaluation: Insights from the world's largest subsidy benefit transfer scheme (IISD/Council on Energy, Environment and Water)
This report by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) in coordination with the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) presents the results of a qualitative survey of the
