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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
Southeast Asia could lose $28 trillion if it fails to act fast on climate change, report finds
Southeast Asia’s economy is set to lose trillions over the next 50 years if it does not significantly reduce its carbon emissions, a Deloitte report found.
Democrat spending proposal in the United States would raise conservation cash through fossil fees
Fossil fuel and mining companies would contribute billions toward conservation programs under a new proposal in the United States Congress.
How Europe could get China and the U.S. on its side with new carbon tax
The measure, if approved, will force EU businesses to pay a carbon levy for goods they import from outside the bloc. The problem is that some nations might not want to go down the carbon neutrality route as fast as the EU.
Banking on protected areas to promote a green recovery
New study finds that conservation and tourism can go hand in hand, offering recommendations how to make it so
Belgium might introduce new environmental taxes on the airline sector
Environmental taxes on the aviation sector could contribute 1.5 billion euros to the State budget of Belgium.
Scottish Government draws up plan for green recovery from Covid-19
The Scottish Government has put forward a draft policy programme for aligning its economic recovery plans for Covid-19 with its long-term climate, nature and social targets, developed under an agreement with the Scottish Green Party Parliamentary Group.
It’s time to rethink personal carbon allowances, research suggests
It might be tricky and some might not like it, but a PCA could lower emissions.
