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Ecotaxes and green tax shift policies are en vogue. At least in Spain, where the annual Global Conference on Environmental Taxation is held on the 20th-21st October. Ahead of the conference an extensive report on “Green Taxation in Europe” (Fiscalidad verde en Europa) has been released, including a contribution from Global Utmaning discussing the Swedish…
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“Germany’s decision to phase out nuclear power is astonishing – and worrying. It will increase emissions of CO2 and also simultaneously increase the uncertain and more and more uncomfortable dependence on energy supplies from Russia” – says Karl Hallding energy expert at the Stockholm Environment Institute and member of the Global Challenge advisory board on…
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The international interest for climate investments is increasing.Today March 16th Neuva Economia Forum (NEF) is arranging a seminar where Allan Larsson presents Global Challenge’s initiative An International Climate Community.
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What are the basic ideas behind the International Climate Investment Community? Mr Allan Larsson, co-author of Global Utmanings report, gives a short presentation at Atomium Cultures high level conference in Brussels.
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“We need to get up from our easy chairs. What we really need is an “Energy fitness club”. A community that is attractive and a community where one wants to be a member.” This was said by Professor Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, director of The Potsdam Institute on Climate Change, during the presentation of Global Challenge’s…
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On the 26th -30th January world leaders were gathered for The World Economic Forum i Davos. This years theme was “Shared norms for the new reality” and a part of the forum was focusing on climate and energy security. As an input to the discussion, Global Challenge introduced The Davos Climate/Energy Brief.
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Sir, The present deadlock over a global, legally binding treaty on climate change has caused uncertainty among investors on the future climate regime and on energy investments. The expectations for the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) in Cancún are low and the same holds for the COP17 in South Africa for 2011. The Group of…
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Roger Liddle, chair at Policy Network welcomes Global Challenge’s initiative for an International Climate Investment Community. “It´s perfect that Sweden is taking the lead”, he says, and also points out Germany as being the key actor to create a wider European understanding.
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“Sure there´s a green race going on. But the problem is that many countries spend far more energy on winning the “brown race”, says professor Paul Ekins. The key to go from “brown to green” is a succesful transition to green taxation and showing that it is possible to combine economic growth with a sustainable…
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“The Climate Investment Community is a great idea. There´s a great need for initatives like this. But the devil is in the details”, says Michael Grubb, chair of the International research network Climate Strategies.
