10 May 2017 – The Canadian federal government’s plan to impose a carbon tax on provinces that do not do it themselves is expected to mimic the Alberta carbon program,
3 May 2017 – Dale Beugin (Executive Director & Research Director, Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission) discusses how carbon pricing creates incentives for emitters to produce fewer GHG emissions. Further, he analyzes
This webinar organised by BIOFIN in collaboration with GIZ and OECD on Greening and Reforming Harmful Subsidies which looks at emerging trends and responses to the challenge of reforming subsidies
4 May 2017 – In the lead up to this year’s high-level UN Ocean Conference, a key focus is on efforts to end harmful fisheries subsidies (SDG 14.6). This discussion
29 April 2017 – A new Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) charge of SGD2 will be introduced on the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway during the morning rush to help ease congestion. Read
1 May 2017 – The fifth high-level event on fossil fuel subsidy reform, organized by the Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform (FFFSR), Global Subsidies Initiative and the World Bank
29 April 2017 – Bangladesh’s government plans to impose a carbon tax in the next fiscal year on polluting sectors. The initiative has been supported by the World Bank and
1 May 2017 – Business tycoon Sir Richard Branson, who founded the British airline Virgin Atlantic more than 30 years ago, said he would support a tax on dirty fuels
1 May 2017 – A California state senator will introduce legislation to replace the state’s troubled cap-and-trade program, and eventually establish one of the highest prices for carbon dioxide in
2 May 2017 – Charles McConnell (Executive Director, Energy and Environment Initiative, Rice University) argues that carbon tax funds should be spent on the technology research needed to transform our
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