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EU leaders to consider carbon border tax (Argus)
EU leaders will meet in Brussels to discuss the EU’s Covid-19 recovery plan and a new long-term EU budget. French president Emmanuel Macron is expected
Coronavirus: Tracking how the world’s ‘green recovery’ plans aim to cut emissions (Carbon Brief)
In many countries, governments are now looking towards recovery as the pandemic’s first wave slowly recedes, with plans for economic stimulus worth trillions of dollars.
Finance ministers need to coordinate for a resilient economy (E3G)
Dileimy Orozco from E3G argues that the fiscal response to the Covid-19 crisis is an opportunity to establish a green economy but finance ministers across
Dirty Subsidies: How Europe sabotages its climate goals (Investigate Europe)
2020 was supposed to be the year the EU would launch its ambitious plan to tackle the climate crisis. But why does Europe sabotage its
On the table? Pressure mounts for meat giants to face carbon tax (Al Jazeera)
Carbon levies could wipe out billions in meat firm profits as governments step up climate change fight, new report finds. Read this article on Al
Swiss parliament votes for CO2 tax on air tickets (Flight Global)
Switzerland’s parliament has voted in favour of introducing an environmental levy on airline tickets. The Swiss federal assembly says 135 of 195 members approved the
