Mahindra & Mahindra today became the first Indian company to announce its internal Carbon Price of US $10 per ton of carbon emitted.
Countries in Latin American and Caribbean Region Leading Climate Action
The Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition Welcomes Baker & McKenzie
The Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition Welcomes Baker & McKenzie as they become the first law firm to join and commit to supporting clients in advancing carbon pricing policies worldwide and sharing best practice.
What is Carbon Pricing?
The World Sustainable Development Summit 2016
The World Sustainable Development Summit 2016, themed, 'Beyond 2015: People, Planet & Progress', will be among the first international platforms to discuss the new agenda post the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals and the signing of the Paris Agreement. The attempt will be to initiate discussions on methodologies to be adopted to chalk a path to realize the Goals beyond 2015.
Key features:
- Plenary sessions: International speakers will address the subjects of energy transitions, Nationally Determined Contributions, urbanization and water supply challenges, climate finance, as well as the climate-energy-food nexus.
- Thematic tracks: Discussions on niche issues of sustainability - groundwater, climate change, short-lived climate pollutants, carbon pricing, WASH, urbanization, energy concerns while meeting development and pollution challenges, resource efficiency, as well as smart cities.
- Greenovation 2016: An exhibition to provide global players the opportunity to showcase cutting-edge technologies and design solutions as part of the sustainability revolution.
- Media Colloquium: A forum to sensitize young journalists by building up their knowledge on sustainability, thus enhancing their skills in climate change reporting.
- Business Day 2016: Curtain-raiser to the WSDS, it is a platform for industry captains to conceptualize ideas for conducting business while protecting the environment.
- Sustainable Development Leadership Award: Awarded every year since 2005 to an eminent global leader, felicitating their contributions in the field of sustainable development. DSDS 2015 awardee was Dr José Manuel Durão Barroso, Former President of European Commission & Former Prime Minister of Portugal.
- Regional Dialogues: Series of pre-event consultations, hosted in select cities across India. Themed as ‘Localizing the Post-2015 Development Agenda,’ the discussions at these Dialogues will now contribute to larger discussions at WSDS.
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Nearly Twenty Canadian Companies Sign On to Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition
CPLC Highlights Internal Carbon Pricing at 'Pathways to Impact' Conference
On June 15, the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition joined corporate, academic, financial, and NGO leaders at the annual US Business Council for Sustainable Development-World Business Council for Sustainable Development “Pathways to Impact: Driving Scale & Aligning Values” conference at Yale University. This year’s event highlights included a discussion on the role of internal carbon pricing in driving effective emission reductions.
CPLC Brings Carbon Pricing Dialogue to The Pacific Alliance
President Bachelet Speaks at the Pacific Alliance summit 2016
The CPLC, in partnership with the Government of Chile and with the support of The Prince of Wales Corporate Leaders Group, held a high-level dialogue among private sector and government leaders on June 30 in Santiago, Chile to discuss carbon pricing and regional green growth. The event was held in the context of the Pacific Alliance Summit - during which Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru agreed to initiate a new environmental working group to promote regional green growth - and followed a series of technical workshops on carbon pricing organized by the Program for Market Readiness project in Chile.
Participants in the CPLC dialogue highlighted the value of carbon pricing policies as a tool to support collaborative green growth, in addition to meeting emissions reduction targets and achieving low carbon development objectives. Furthermore, the discussion emphasized the need for business-government partnerships to catalyze clean and efficient private sector growth, at scale.
President Bachelet delivered the keynote address, emphasizing that green growth is neither a luxury or privilege. Rather, it is a key pillar for development in the 21st century, driving innovation throughout the economy. Citing examples in clean energy production and storage, waste recycling, and pollution taxes, President Bachelet encouraged participants to collaborate in public-private platforms such as the CPLC and through the Pacific Alliance and identify green growth strategies that improve welfare of all people in this and future generations.
A Look at Carbon Pricing and Competitiveness
Putting a price on carbon pollution is seen as one of the most powerful and efficient strategies governments and businesses are using to respond to climate change. That’s the key message in a new Executive Briefing paper, issued today by the carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition, which includes governments, businesses and civil society groups all working together to advance carbon pricing.
