Switzerland’s parliament has voted in favour of introducing an environmental levy on airline tickets. The Swiss federal assembly says 135 of 195 members approved the proposal, which last year received
Denmark’s parties have forced the government to significantly toughen the climate plan it put forward in May, with a new plan agreed on Sunday night increasing the amount of projected
South Africa’s phased approach to enforcing the Carbon Tax Act, tax-free allowances and carbon offset credits seeks to create a mindset change and increase aware of better technology to remove
The Market Stability Reserve (MSR) aims to provide carbon price stability for the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS). But serious questions are being asked about how much stability – if
We are happy to announce the GGKP webinar “Fiscal policies to green the recovery”, co-organized by the Green Fiscal Policy Network, which takes place on July 7 15:00 to 16:30
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva tackled in her remarks the consequences of COVID–19 pandemic globally, explained how the International Monetary Fund is responding to it, as well as her views
Trying to cut spending as the pandemic reduces tax revenue, governments are finding it easier to lift restraints on what consumers pay for fuel. To read the full article, refer
There are some signs that talks at the World Trade Organization on ending harmful fishery subsidies may restart next month after being suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak. A Heads
The European oil refining industry association, whose members includes Shell, BP, ExxonMobil and Total, outlined on Monday (15 June) a €650 billion plan to completely decarbonise transport fuels by 2050.
Germany’s cabinet agreed on Wednesday (20 May) on changes to the climate package launched last September, and it is now certain that from January 2021, a price of €25 per
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