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Lessons from several provinces in Canada on carbon pricing
A series of articles in policy options politiques take a closer look at the approach towards carbon pricing in several provinces of Canada. In British Columbia, the carbon tax was
Renewable Energy: the Cheapest Option, even Without Subsidies
A new study from the International Renewable Energy Agency assessed the Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2018. In the study, they found that unsubsidized renewable energy is now often the
Four countries that declared climate emergencies and still give billions to fossil fuels
An article on Climate Home News sheds light on incoherencies between government statements and actions. The UK, France, Canada and Ireland formally recognized a climate crisis, and yet analysis shows that
Editorial – The Energy Transition and Fiscal Policy
In a recent editorial for EC Tax Review law journal, Han Kogels goes into the ambitious targets the EU has set for itself to reduce its GHG emissions progressively by
Opportunities and challenges in China’s environmental industry
Micah Hostetter, from the Energy & Environment Group of Intralink, discusses the next step for China’s environmental industry, focusing on Chinese government spending. Tackling pollution and its impacts has been
Taxing and spending: Green fiscal and financial systems can stop environmental crisis
In a recently published Op-ed, the Chairman of Eunomia Research & Consulting, Dominic Hogg, shares his views on how the fiscal and financial system can help address the environmental crisis.
Government of Ireland unveil their Climate Action Plan
The Government of Ireland revealed their Climate Action Plan 2019 to tackle Climate Breakdown. The plan consist of 183 actions to support the government’s commitment to a “net zero carbon
The Use of Revenues from Carbon Pricing (OECD)
The OECD recently published a paper on the use of revenues from carbon pricing, written by Melanie Marten and Kurt van Dender. The paper collects comprehensive and detailed data on
Dutch Government push for EU-Wide Aviation Tax
Inspiring action from the Dutch government that, given the absence of an agreement at the European Union level, will seek agreement to impose a tax on the aviation sector with
