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Spanish Carbon Pricing the Lowest in the EU
As part of the European Union, Spain has historically not had an explicit carbon tax on all products but has...
East Asia’s First Mandatory Emissions Trading System
South Korea does not have a Carbon tax, but does have a trading system. Korean Emission Trading System (KETS) has...
South Africa Launches a Carbon Tax on Energy Producers
After years of deliberation, South Africa introduced a carbon pricing system in June 2019. Climate change is one of the...
The Absence of a Carbon Pricing System in Saudi Arabia
To date, Saudi Arabia doesn’t put a price on carbon emissions. Saudi Arabia neither has a carbon tax, nor a...
An Absence of Carbon Pricing in Russia
Unfortunately, at the moment there is nothing remotely resembling carbon pricing in Russia. No carbon tax, no cap and trade,...
Mexico’s Well Established Carbon Tax and Pilot Emissions Trading System with California and Quebec
Mexico approved Carbon Taxing in 2013 under the Fiscal Reform presented by the administration of former President Peña Nieto. The...
Japan Pioneers First Urban-Based Emissions Trading System
At the government level, a tax on oil-based products and energy resources such as gas, LPG, coal and others has...
A Mismatch Between Italy’s Carbon Pricing Regulations and the EU’s Emissions Trading System
In the European Union (EU), the Emission Trading System (ETS) sets out the policy architecture to introduce carbon pricing. ETS...
Indonesia Focuses on Mechanisms that Support Sustainable Land Use and Forestation Projects
Indonesia does not have a carbon tax, has not put a price on carbon, nor has an emission trading system....
Indian Businesses Take the Lead on Carbon Pricing
The government in India, until recently, has not put in place a carbon tax or cap in the trade system....
A National ETS with a Moderate Price to be Introduced in Germany in 2021
As of 2021, Germany will put a price on each ton of carbon emitted. In December 2019, the federal government,...
A Low Ineffective French Carbon Tax Lies Frozen at 2018 Level
France puts a price on carbon both through a national carbon tax system and through a common cap and trade...
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...