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WTO Negotiating Group Hears Brazil’s Proposal on Fisheries Subsidies
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Brazil introduced a revised proposal to reduce and limit WTO members’ fisheries subsidies.The proposal suggests adjustments to a table of percentage cuts that a member should make based
UK negotiator: Countries must resolve the carbon market dispute to step up ambition
Diplomats will try to make progress on the last unresolved issues of the Paris Agreement in online events run by UN Climate Change next month. By Chloé Farand Countries have a
The role of green fiscal policy in the recovery from COVID-19: Experiences, good practices and next steps in Latin America and the Caribbean (UN ECLAC)
Objective: Exploring the role of green fiscal policies in greening a COVID-19 recovery with the aim of supporting public health efforts, reducing environmental and climate change risks, and strengthening resilience
Agricultural Subsidies: Everyone’s Doing It
Written by Alice Calder Everybody’s Subsidising Subsidies are forming a key part of the UK-EU Brexit negotiations.Japan’s agricultural subsidies as a share of gross farm revenues are two times above the
Renewable energy: ‘Excessive subsidies’ being paid out in NI, says Audit Office (BBC News)
By Conor MacauleyBBC NI Agriculture & Environment Correspondent Owners of some renewable technologies are being paid “excessive” subsidies from people’s electricity bills, according to the NI Audit Office. Wind farms,
What can we learn from Sweden’s carbon tax? (Niskanen)
Economists believe that a well-designed carbon tax is the most economically efficient policy to incentivize carbon reductions. A well-designed carbon price will encourage businesses and consumers to reduce carbon emissions. As of
The faster the population grows, the higher the carbon tax needed to offset climate change – LSE
It may be necessary to reduce the population growth rate to secure a politically acceptable carbon price, writes Peter K. Kruse-Andersen Essentially, all environmental problems are scale problems. It is
Dr. William Gillett: No Climate Benefit from Hydrogen unless EU Stops Subsidies for Fossil Fuels
Hydrogen is an important alternative for sectors that are stuck in the fossil fuel economy. As national governments and European parliamentarians negotiate the EU’s hydrogen strategy, EASAC issues a new
Major economies should divert fossil fuel Covid-recovery cash to clean energy before it’s too late
A report by Finnish company Wärtsilä has estimated the potential impact if every dollar committed to a non-renewables energy sector recovery was instead funneled to clean power. Taxpayers will be
