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New Brunswick's Premier Blaine Higgs announces he will consider options for implementing a carbon price
31 October 2019: Last week, in response to the results of the Canadian federal election, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs announced he would look at options for implementing a carbon price in
Does Canada Need a New Disposal Pricing System?
23 October 2019: In 2016, only 9% of Canada’s plastic waste was recycled and as much as 75% of total waste ended up in landfills. Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission argues there
Interaction Between CO2 Emissions Trading and Renewable Energy Subsidies Under Uncertainty (Lecuyer and Quirion, 2019)
Lecuyer and Quirion (2019) examine the interactions between a CO2 emissions trading system (ETS) and renewable energy subsidies under uncertainty over electricity demand and energy costs. They find that when
Canada’s Federal Election Results Give Carbon Tax a Chance to Continue with Liberal Government
22 October 2019: Results from Canada’s federal election secured Prime Minister Justin Trudeau another term in power, although they did cost him a majority government. Overall, however, the vote has
EU Council CAP Proposals Aim to Weaken Conditions Attached to Direct Payments to Farmers
17 October 2019: Negotiations on the post-2020 EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) started in June last year with the publication of European Commission proposals to reform environmental conditionalities attached to
Accelerating Ambitious Carbon Pricing
The Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition held a stakeholder dialogue entitled Accelerating Ambitious Carbon Pricing at the UN Climate Action Summit to discuss and highlight concrete actions needed for governments, private
Canadian Conservative leader Andrew Scheer promises to repeal the carbon tax if elected into office
16 October 2019: Canada’s federal election is a week away and the incumbent Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is polling closely to the Conservative leader Andrew Scheer. The latter has
Ecuador reinstates fossil fuel subsidies after 11 days of civil unrest
14 October 2019: Cuts to subsidies (known as decree 883) were imposed by Ecuador’s President Moreno without any renewable alternative or any sort of rebate. The cut caused a big
Germany adopts the Climate Action Law including levies on air and road travel
11 October 2019: The German government cabinet has adopted its first Climate Action Law, including a CO2 price for transport and buildings and a slew of incentives and regulatory actions
