19.11.2018 – The meat industry’s attempt to block the mainstreaming of alternatives puts it in the same role as the fossil fuel industry. Instead, governments should stop subsidizing factory farming and
19.11.2018 – According to economy minister Peter Ziga, Slovakia will phase out subsidies for coal mines supplying one of the country’s most polluting power plants from 2023, sooner than expected. Read
16.11.2018 – An alliance of agri-food companies enlisted the support of Northern Ireland politicians to unlock an estimated GBP 800 million in subsidies for contractors. This has paved the way for
15.11.2018 – WTO members negotiating a proposed agreement to tackle harmful fisheries subsidies held a second cluster of meetings in November, hearing reports about brainstorming sessions in “incubator groups” and completing
15.11.2018 – Spain is proposing to ban fossil fuel subsidies, dump investments that encourage dirty energy use and will also drive lighter diesel and petrol vehicles off the road. And it
14.11.2018 – As countries negotiate rules for offsetting airline emissions in Montreal, the EU should reserve its right to impose stronger regional policies. Replacing the EU ETS with Carbon Offsetting and
The Paris Agreement calls for all financial flows to be “consistent with a pathway towards low GHG emissions and climate-resilient development.” In practice, scaling up private finance and redirecting public
UN Environment, IMF, IFAD, UNCTAD and WTO organised a panel discussion at the COP24 which explored how fiscal policies, financial markets and trade can support countries’ nationally determined contributions (NDCs)
12.11.2018 – When Californians voted to keep their state’s gas tax on this year’s election day, they bucked a disturbing international trend. Many experts think that carbon taxes — or
20.10.2018 – The Ministry of the Environment is planning to restore the subsidy for the purchase of electric cars, but make it available exclusively to businesses this time. Read the full
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