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Ears open for environmental taxes
With Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivering his Spending Review today, the waste and recycling sector will be listening out for any specific relevant measures. Spending generally, including for local authorities and
Victoria’s electric vehicle tax could reduce clean car sales by 25%, researcher says
A charge on electric cars is ‘completely incongruent’ with states’ targets of reaching net zero emissions by 2050, Dr Jake Whitehead says Victoria’s planned road user tax for electric vehicles
UK government to subsidise onshore renewable energy projects- The Guardian
Energy companies will compete for contracts in auction at end of 2021 The government plans to double the amount of renewable energy it will subsidise next year after agreeing to
G20 Puts More into Fossil Than Green Energy in Covid-19 Recovery Packages
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 26 2020 (IPS) – As the world’s leading economies direct trillions of dollars towards Covid-19 recovery packages, a significant proportion is going to fossil fuel industries without climate
Government subsidising fossil fuel industry to tune of €2.4bn a year
Extent of State support for production and consumption activities revealed by CSO Eoin Burke-Kennedy The Government provided €2.4 billion in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry here in 2018, according
Saudis and Europeans reach compromise on climate as G20 projects unity
EU leaders endorsed Riyadh’s contentious “circular carbon economy” vision at the G20 summit, in exchange for a renewed commitment to phasing out fossil fuel subsidies By Joe Lo European leaders reached
OECD urges Lithuania to cut fossil fuel subsidies, introduce carbon tax
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has called on Lithuania to reduce fossil fuel subsidies and introduce a carbon tax to green its economy. “This policy should be
Lessons from the Great Recession for a COVID-19 Green Recovery – World Economic Forum
The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a new wave of green stimulus policies to both tackle climate change and rebuild the global economy.In 2008 after the global recession, governments around
Introduction of a new plastic packaging tax (GOV.UK)
General description of the measure This is a new tax that applies to plastic packaging produced in, or imported into, the UK, that does not contain at least 30% recycled
