A recent article in the Guardian argues that fossil fuels receive about $5 trillion per year globally of unseen benefits, representing some 6.5% of global GDP. …
Category: Policy
Carbon pricing in 2016
Given that 2016 marked the first full year of climate policy development after COP21 in Paris and was the year in which leaders lined up …
A new reality to come to terms with
The first UNFCCC talks since the adoption of the Paris Agreement are now underway and the various delegations are getting down to the tough task …
Exploring the Paris Agreement – the new global goal
The highlight of the Paris Agreement is without question the ambition embodied within it. This had its foundation with the Alliance of Small Island States …
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FASTER carbon pricing mechanisms
Last week New York hosted amongst other events, the Papal visit, the UN General Assembly where some 150 world leaders gathered and Climate Week. Arguably …
Why carbon pricing matters
An underpinning theme of my blog postings over the years has been discussion around government policy frameworks that seek to attach a cost to CO2 …
