By Mike Lindblom Washington state’s clogged transportation network caught a break in 2020, when COVID-19 slashed driving by 15% and erased 60% of transit ridership, giving public officials a year to
Nils Ohlendorf, Michael Jakob, Jan Christoph Minx, Carsten Schröder & Jan Christoph Steckel ABSTRACT Understanding the distributional impacts of market-based climate policies is crucial to design economically efficient climate change mitigation policies that are socially
Sylvain Becker, Tatiana Bouzdine-Chameeva and Anicia Jaegler ABSTRACT: According to the 2019 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, putting in place policies that support sustainable development is imperative. The
Ian Stewart insists farmers do not get payments just for owning land, Bob Roberts points out the importance of incentives and public access, while Iain Climie is concerned about food security. The farming subsidy system
Jason Holland A provisional political agreement on the European Maritime, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) for the period of 2021-2027 has been reached by the European Commission, Council, and Parliament.
Canada’s green recovery won’t move until leaders pull back on fossil fuel subsidies. Stimulus spending should ensure climate targets are a goal. Vanessa Corkal When we talk about building back
By Tom Rabe and Peter Hannam Senior ministers have warned that NSW should not follow other states in imposing a tax on electric cars, arguing it would discourage people from buying them just
By Sam Hibbins The state government’s decision to introduce a user charge for electric vehicles signals a dangerous step towards a privatised road user charge scheme in Victoria. A privatised scheme
A UK carbon tax is the “best-case scenario” for a carbon pricing regime in the country for next year, given the lack of time remaining in which to implement an
by Steve Haner The 2021 General Assembly is now six weeks away, with the holidays in between. We know no more about the coming Northam Administration proposal to impose a
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