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G20 governments still heavily investing in fossil fuel subsidies
G20 governments are still heavily subsidising the fossil fuel industry despite repeated pledges to focus efforts on green initiatives instead. Monetary support for the sector has dropped by only 9
Opaque fossil fuel subsidies put South Africa near the bottom of the G20 list
Donna Slater South Africa emerged as the second worst performer of the G20 non-Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (non-OECD) member countries, according to a November 10 report, titled ‘Doubling
Gas subsidies included in EU Recovery Fund
Fossil gas will fall into the scope of the €672.5 billion EU recovery fund and “contradicts the Parliament’s multiple earlier commitments” to end fossil fuel subsidies, according to Europe’s largest
Why Sustainable Food Systems are Needed in a post-COVID World (IMF)
By Nicoletta Batini, James Lomax, and Divya Mehra Food systems are essential to economic activity because they provide the energy that we need to live and work. However, macroeconomists have long ignored them
Carbon pricing could prompt greener, smarter post-COVID recovery
by International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Newswise — Countries across the globe have been struggling to deal with the impact of COVID-19 and the accompanying economic slowdown. As economies “build
Should food with ‘heavy environmental impact’ be taxed?
The UK Government is being urged to tax food producers according to the carbon footprint of their products, raising concerns that this cost would be passed onto consumers. Continue reading
Carbon tax: ‘Ordinary people do not have alternatives to heat their homes’
Kathleen O’Sullivan Sinn Féin TD Denise Mitchell has called for the government to reconsider the introduction of the carbon tax that is set to be introduced by the Finance Bill
Nations giving huge subsidies for unsustainable fishing should first cut support measures: India
India has also said that it is engaged in these negotiations for comprehensive disciplines on fishery subsidies Member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that have provided “huge” subsidies for “unsustainable”
Fishery subsidies pact: Revised WTO draft fails to resolve special dispensation for poor nations
Amiti Sen India hopes to have more meetings with designated officials to reach a breakthrough Negotiations on curbing “harmful” fisheries subsidies are picking up pace at the World Trade Organization
