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News
In United States, Democrats Propose a Border Tax Based on Countries’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Senators introduced a plan on 19 July to tax iron, steel and other imports from countries without ambitious climate laws.
How Asean’s Covid-19 recovery measures are missing opportunities for a green future
Few countries in the region have tied green components to their stimulus packages, which contain some environmentally harmful measures. Green recovery policies and strategies can help put a country on the path to economic recovery while bringing environmental and sustainability benefits.
EU’s border tax gives countries 5 years to clean up industries or face penalties
Unpopular among the bloc’s trading partners, countries are seeking exemptions to the carbon levy, as Brussels hints alternatives to pricing may be considered to dodge the tax The European Union
Reports
Decarbonizing the US Economy: Pathways Toward a Green New Deal
The Roosevelt Institute recently published a report called “Decarbonizing the US Economy: Pathways Towards a Green New Deal”. In the report, they argue that a fast decarbonization program is in
The Energy, Economic, and Emissions Impacts of a Federal US Carbon Tax (CGEP)
Using state-of-the-art modeling tools, this report by the Center of Global Energy Policy of the Columbia University in collaboration with the Rhodium Group, the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center (TPC), and
Exceeding Paris. How The Baker-Shultz Carbon Dividends Plan Would Significantly Exceed the U.S. Paris Commitment (Climate Leadership Council)
A report by the Climate Leadership Council (CLC) argues that a steadily increasing USD40 levy on greenhouse gases, introduced in 2021, would cut US emissions 32 percent below 2005 levels—a
