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The EU Emissions Trading System Seeking to Improve
The 1990s saw the first attempt of the EU to introduce a carbon tax. Strong industrial lobbying led to its...
China Seeking to Set Carbon Price Through its Emissions Trading System (ETS)
China is seeking to set a carbon price through its Emissions Trading System (ETS). A specific carbon tax for industry...
Canada’s Carbon Pricing Strategy Moving Ahead
The national Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (GGPPA) adopted June 21, 2018 as Canada’s carbon pricing system, establishes a greenhouse...
Brazil Launches New Private and Public Policy Carbon Pricing Initiatives
Carbon pricing – a key tool to combat climate change – is gaining momentum all around the world, including in...
Australia’s Ill-Fated Emissions Trading System
In 2011 Australia’s federal government, led by Labor PM Julia Gillard, passed the Clean Energy Act. The Act sought to...
Trump Begins Formal Paris Agreement Withdrawal as US Emissions Increase
On November 4, 2019, President Donald Trump officially began the formal process to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement....
UK Conservative Party Demonstrates an Interest in Climate Change Post Brexit
The last few months has represented a transition in the UKs climate narrative following the UK general election on the...
The City of Izmir Announces a 2030 40% Carbon Emissions Reduction Target and a Commitment to Long-Term Sustainable Development
25 district municipalities of the City of İzmir are cooperating in the fields of nature protection, climate crisis, migration, inequality...
High-Level Policy Dialogue and Workshops Held in December 2019 to Make Thailand’s Water Resources More Climate Resilient
On December 2, 2019, a high-level Inter-Agency policy dialogue was held in Bangkok between the Office of the Natural Resources...
Despite High Expectations, Climate Leaders Fail to Agree at Madrid COP25
2019 was a year of increasing visibility of climate change: motivated global citizens stepped up to the plate and demanded...
National Assembly Declares Fine Dust to be a Social Disaster in South Korea
Nothing is more important than breathing for survival. But even breathing is threatened in Korea. The South Korean National Assembly...
Constitutional Court Rules Against Coal Mining in Mpumalanga Protected Area of South Africa
Earlier in the month of November 2019, the Constitutional Court refused a mining company’s final challenge of a 2018 High...
Saudi Arabia Joins with Others to Block Progress at COP 25
The UN Climate Change Conference, COP 25, took place this last December 2019 in Madrid, Spain. As part of the...
President Putin Admits Climate Change is Happening and the Russian Government Unveils a Climate Adaptation Plan
At his annual press conference on December 19, 2019 the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, admitted that climate...
Stakeholders Mobilize Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Nigeria
Nigeria is experiencing adverse climate conditions with negative impacts on the welfare of millions of people with mounting vulnerability. This...
Mexican Governors Launch Alliance for Climate Action
During COP 25 in Madrid, the governor of Jalisco and coordinator of the Committee on the Environment, Water Resources, and...
Extreme Weather Events Affect Japan
During September and October, Japan was hit by two powerful typhoons, Faxai and Hagibis. Both were among the strongest storms...
Increased Flooding Threatens Indonesia’s Capital
Flood events in Indonesia are becoming increasingly intense and frequent. Two UNESCO biosphere reserve islands, recognized for their natural beauty...
High Level Meetings Take Place to Address Climate Change; Toxic Pollution Stifles Delhi
India has been taking concrete actions to step up its climate change activities ranging from hosting ministerial meetings, to spurring...
Germany Decides on Final Climate Protection Law
In November 2019, the German federal government passed the new “Klimapaket” (Climate Packet) to immediately take action to achieve the...