Tax CO2 from largest emitters $75/t by 2030 to avoid 2C temperature rise, says IMF
A global temperature rise of 2 degrees C could be avoided if large emitting countries collectively adopt a carbon tax of $75/tonne by 2030, as well as other ambitious actions, according to a report by the International Monetary Fund.
Read MoreCARBON FORWARD 2019 – UK climate minister Duncan to deliver keynote speech
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Read MoreCARBON FORWARD 2019: Navigating opportunities in global carbon markets
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Read MoreClimate Action Summit: Small nations’ ambition can’t outweigh major emitter inaction
Nearly 60 countries at the Climate Action Summit in New York on Monday committed to increase their GHG reduction targets ahead of next year’s Paris Agreement deadline, yet their efforts were overshadowed by larger emitters refuting the UN chief’s calls for higher ambition.
Read MoreChina, Russia blast “unfair” CORSIA, as EU’s resolve tested on aviation ETS
China and Russia have blasted the ICAO’s CORSIA aviation offsetting mechanism as unfairly burdening emerging economies, setting up a testing triennial Assembly of the UN aviation body that also threatens the EU’s inclusion of flights in its carbon market.
Read MoreCARBON FORWARD 2019 – Where next for EU carbon prices?
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Read MoreCARBON FORWARD 2019 – EU renewable credit prices stumble ahead of France auction debut
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Read MoreCARBON FORWARD 2019 – Stick or twist: investors came to the EU ETS, but will they go?
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Read MoreGovernments go slow on UN shipping speed limits, barely tighten new vessel standards
Governments held up work this week on near-term emission reductions measures for international shipping until later in the year while tightening standards for new vessels that are largely being met anyway.
Read MoreNorway, UN shipping agency launch $1.1 mln CO2-cutting drive
Norway and the UN’s International Maritime Organisation (IMO) announced a joint project on Monday to help the shipping industry cut emissions by at least 50% from 2008 levels by 2050.
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