This background paper by Green Budget Germany examines the impacts of the German tax rebate for diesel which was introduced in 1986 to promote commercial road freight transport. At that
Has national wealth been miscalculated for decades? Could some countries be wealthier than previously understood because of their natural and social assets? What will happen to our economies if we
30 November 2018 – The South African Minister of Finance introduced the revised Carbon Tax Bill (Bill) to Parliament. The carbon tax is expected to take effect on 1 June 2019
3 December 2018 – Just before the 13th meeting of the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, a new report says India collected $12 billion (about Rs 84,000 crore) in 2010-2018 by taxing
Group of 20 (G20) governments have committed to ending government support to fossil fuels through a number of reform pledges. Some countries have made progress in shifting support away from fossil
18 December 2018 – The 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in Katowice, Poland from 3.-14 . December. The
As part of the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Grand Challenge on Inequality, a study that offers a market-based approach to address climate change through a carbon tax was
21.11.2018 – Glasgow councilors are to consider proposals for a Workplace Parking Levy, which could eventually result in businesses being charged for employees who bring their cars into the city
20.11.2018 – A new computational model developed by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) that factors in economic data, environmental trends and energy consumption, has found carbon tax on fossil
19.11.2018 – Punjab, the most populous federating unit of Pakistan— may soon face serious water availability and quality challenges due to ongoing population growth. Even though the local environment minister
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