Proposed new Irish coalition govt to push ahead with carbon tax increases
Ireland’s potential new government is pushing ahead with plans to raise the country’s carbon tax, calling climate change a more pressing crisis than the coronavirus.
Read MoreOntario, oil and gas sector lead Canadian emissions 2% higher in 2018
Higher Canadian emissions in 2018 continued to take the country further away from its Paris Agreement target, as GHG growth in the oil and gas sector persisted and Ontario bucked its previous abatement progress, according to government data published on Wednesday.
Read MoreChile to implement CO2 budget, consider markets in updated NDC
Chile will aim to peak its GHG emissions in 2025 and set a carbon budget for the coming decade as part of its new Paris Agreement contribution submitted Thursday, and will also start a public-private dialogue on how international emissions trading may help meet those targets.
Read MoreCORRECTION – Canada moves to delay 2019 deadlines for ‘backstop’ large emitter programme
The Canadian environment ministry proposed Wednesday to delay the 2019 reporting and compliance deadlines for the federal ‘backstop’ output-based pricing system (OBPS), potentially giving large stationary emitters more time to procure offsets or surplus credits.
Read MoreNew Mexico, Nevada adhering to climate policy timelines during coronavirus outbreak
New Mexico and Nevada are maintaining schedules to outline potential climate change and carbon pricing strategies by later this year, even as the COVID-19 pandemic presents logistical challenges for the Southwest US states.
Read MoreHawaii CO2 tax legislation faces uncertain future amid COVID-19 pandemic
Hawaii legislators’ plans to approve a carbon levy proposal this year are in doubt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the economic fallout from the virus outbreak could present an opportunity to raise critical revenue for the tourism-dependent US state, the bill sponsor told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreCoronavirus plagues South Africa carbon tax collections
The coronavirus crisis is introducing a number of problems for South Africa and its new carbon tax, including preventing emitters from registering to pay it, experts say.
Read MoreUPDATE – Colombia extends verification arrangements for carbon tax offset projects
Colombia has prolonged temporary verification requirements for domestic offsets eligible for use against the South American nation’s carbon levy as the federal government continues work on its accreditation programme for in-country projects.
Read MoreCarbon consultancy offering ‘Corona Credits’ to offset emissions reduced by global virus lockdown
*FREE READ* – A new carbon consultancy is calculating the global greenhouse gas emissions being saved by people working from home due to the coronavirus outbreak, and it is packaging and selling the reductions as voluntary carbon offsets.
Read MoreCanada holds firm on ‘backstop’ CO2 tax increase amid coronavirus pandemic
Ottawa will go ahead with Wednesday’s scheduled rise of its federal carbon levy, maintaining the revenue-neutral tax will financially benefit most Canadians at a time of economic turmoil due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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