Policy Briefs
Carbon border adjustment – opportunity for climate protection and competition
There is growing consensus that a carbon price that reflects the true cost of emitting CO2 is an indispensable instrument to achieve the climate targets. Nevertheless, increasing the price of
Update on the Operationalisation of the Carbon Tax – Carbon Budget Mitigation System (South Africa)
On 23 February 2021, the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), Government of South Africa gave a presentation at the Portfolio Committee Meeting on the Operationalisation of the Carbon
As WTO Talks Continue on Subsidy Reform Initiatives, Concerns Persist over Poor Notification Records (IISD)
WTO members are debating why it remains so difficult to meet existing requirements to notify government support to their economic sectors – and what more can be done.These notifications are
EU Climate Mitigation Policy (IMF)
This paper aims to contribute to the debate on the choice of policies to reach the more ambitious 2030 emission reduction goals currently under consideration. It provides an analysis of
Sectoral Policies for Climate Change Mitigation in the EU (IMF)
This paper discusses sectoral policies needed to achieve the ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets announced in the European Union’s Green Deal, complementing the companion paper “EU Climate Mitigation
COVID-19 and the climate crisis: Combining green budgeting and tax policy tools for better recovery (OECD)
By Elsa Pilichowski, Director of Public Governance, and Pascal Saint-Amans, Director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration It has been said that the best preparation for tomorrow is