State and trends of carbon pricing 2023
This report provides an up-to-date overview of existing and emerging carbon pricing instruments around the world, including international, national and subnational initiatives. It also investigates trends
Carbon Tax
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Carbon taxes and stranded assets: evidence from Washington state
Carbon pricing is the most cost-effective policy to address the climate challenge. Following the Paris Agreement, a first acceleration in the implementation of carbon pricing schemes has been observed
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Internal carbon pricing for low-carbon finance
Internal carbon pricing (ICP) can help financial institutions assess carbon risks and identify opportunities to shift capital from high-carbon to low-carbon investment and lending, decarbonise their portfolios,
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State and trends of carbon pricing 2019
This report provides an up-to-date overview of existing and emerging carbon pricing instruments around the world, including international, national and subnational initiatives. It also investigates trends
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Companies lobby U.S. Congress on carbon tax; senator expects bill in weeks
Representatives from more than 70 companies met with U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday to push for a tax on carbon emissions to fight climate change, and a senator said bipartisan legislation containing such
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Canada's oil-rich Alberta introduces bill to repeal carbon tax
Canada’s main crude-producing province Alberta introduced a bill to repeal the provincial carbon tax on Wednesday, setting up a legal tussle between Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party and
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Exploring carbon pricing in Developing Countries: a macroeconomic analysis in Ethiopia
This study uses a computable general equilibrium model to analyze various policy scenarios for a carbon tax on greenhouse gas emissions from petroleum fuels and kerosene in Ethiopia. The carbon tax starts
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Germany to mull carbon tax as part of national climate pact
Germany's environment minister says the government will discuss introducing a carbon tax as part of its national plan to curb climate change. Speaking after the first meeting of a special "climate Cabinet,"
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Airlines plead for exemption from carbon tax
The airline industry made a strong plea in parliament on Tuesday to be exempted from the proposed carbon tax saying it will undermine its competitiveness. The tax only applies to economic activities
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Guide to communicating carbon pricing
Effective communications are integral to designing and implementing a carbon price. They provide the means for building acceptance internally across government and externally with key stakeholders and
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South African finance minister tables carbon tax bill
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni recently tabled the carbon tax bill in Parliament, giving effect to the announcements made in the 2017 and 2018 Budget statements. The carbon tax will become effective