Opinion / #carbon tax
Transport
Put a price on shipping emissions
While shipping is essential to the global economy, so is reducing the associated pollution. Requiring shipping companies to pay for their vessels’ greenhouse-gas emissions would go a long way toward advancing this objective, while generating much-needed revenues for climate-vulnerable developing countries.
Carbon & Climate
Could the low-carbon economy bill re-write the Philippines’ future?
House Bill 7705, the low carbon economy bill, could help the climate-vulnerable nation seize the economic opportunities that come with decarbonisation.
Non-populist policies pose risks for politicians. Prabowo Subianto, who has claimed victory in the Indonesian presidential elections, is looking at creating five million green jobs, but stops short of pledging to phase out fossil fuels subsidies.
Policy & Finance
It’s time for a second ‘G’ in ESG: Geopolitics
Investors now need to be fully aware of the environmental and social implications of geopolitics – or else remain oblivious to the risks and opportunities. ESG must become ESGG.
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23 March 2023
Policy & Finance
Malaysia’s new voluntary carbon market disappoints
26 January 2023
27 June 2022
Policy & Finance
The EU’s carbon border tax could hurt developing countries
14 January 2022
8 July 2021
Policy & Finance
The case for carbon import taxes
19 February 2021
Carbon & Climate
Getting the social cost of carbon right
10 November 2020
Carbon & Climate
Top 10 priorities for President Biden to tackle the climate crisis
11 November 2019
9 October 2019
Carbon & Climate
The energy transformation is not happening fast enough
8 October 2019
Carbon & Climate
Carbon offsetting: the frequently asked questions
13 September 2019
28 August 2019
Policy & Finance
High time for a Green New Deal for Singapore
16 May 2019
Carbon & Climate
How is a carbon dividend better than a carbon tax?
18 March 2019
11 January 2019
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