12.11.2018 – Germany’s finance ministry, led by social democrat (SPD) Olaf Scholz, has rejected environment minister Svenja Schulze’s (also SPD) plan to work on a national price on COâ‚‚ emissions in
12.11.2018 – New York electricity market stakeholders reviewed three separate studies to evaluate the implications of a carbon charge in NYISO’s energy markets. All three reports find similar reductions in
10.11.2018 –Â New research by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has suggested that 47 per cent of the population would be in favor of a pay-as-you-go charging system for tax.
10.11.2018 – The rate air travel in Sweden is growing has slowed this year, suggesting that the flight tax which came into effect this April may be having an effect.
09.11.2018 – The many exceptions to the French carbon tax do not make it easier for people – and drivers – to accept green taxation. Many industrial sectors have been exempted
09.11.2018 – Advocates of water pricing believe that it is the best way to bring about long-term changes in consumption pattern given the growing population. LEAD Pakistan, an Islamabad based independent
09.11.2018 – The Ukrainian parliament adopted to increase the environmental tax rate for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by stationary facilities from January 1, 2019 from UAH 0.41 to UAH 10 (USD
09.11.2018 – Hanoi is planning to collect fees from car drivers and the level of this vehicle charge depends on the scope of pollution levels and the congestion of the areas.
09.11.2018 – According to the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), an EU advisory body, the EU’s next multi-annual budget (2021-2027) should dedicate 40% of spending to the low-carbon economy and
08.11.2018 – Washington state voters have turned down what would have been the first U.S. carbon tax – but “carbon pricing” efforts are expected to push on in 2019, with
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