MIT researchers are working with the Mexican government on carbon pricing options to meet the country’s climate goals under the Paris Agreement.
Climate Action publication launched in Bonn
Banks Explore Challenges Decarbonisation Poses to Ship Finance
Lessons from first campus carbon-pricing scheme
Putting a value on emissions can lower energy use, write Kenneth Gillingham, Stefano Carattini and Daniel Esty. In July, Yale became the first university to launch a carbon-price programme across its campus. More than 250 buildings, together accounting for nearly 70% of the institution's emissions, will be charged US$40 per tonne of carbon dioxide that they emit as a result of energy use. Buildings that reduce their emissions more than the average will receive a share of the funds collected.
More Countries Are Putting a Price on Carbon But Stronger Action Is Needed to Meet Paris Targets: New World Bank Report
Washington, DC, November 1, 2017 — More and more countries and sub-national jurisdictions are putting a price on carbon but the level of action must ramp up significantly to help the world meet its Paris Agreement targets, says a new World Bank report.
Launched just ahead of the UNFCCC’s Climate COP23 in Bonn, the annual review: State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2017, presents good and not-so-good news.
Enabling Collaborative Action on Carbon Pricing in Africa
A consultative dialogue was organized by the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC) in collaboration with the African Development Bank, the UNFCCC and the German Ministry of Environment on Oct 5-6, 2017, to discuss the role and potential for carbon pricing instruments in African economies. It gathered about 25 public and private sector experts from various African countries, including Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
More than eight-fold leap over four years in global companies pricing carbon into business plans
Putting a price on carbon is becoming the new normal for major multinationals with almost 1,400 companies1 factoring an internal carbon price into business plans. This represents an eight-fold leap in take up in the last four years, compared to just 150 companies in 2014, and includes more than 100 Fortune Global 500 companies with collective annual revenues of US$7 trillion
GW Unveils Greenhouse Gas Management Certificate Program
The Greenhouse Gas Management Institute has partnered with The George Washington University to create a Graduate Certificate in Greenhouse Gas Management. This graduate program prepares students to contribute professionally to a low-carbon future.
Industry-led Task Force Pushes for Decarbonization of Maritime Industry
Global Maritime Forum, Carbon War Room, the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC), and University College London (UCL) today announced the launch of a Task Force on Decarbonizing Shipping. This industry-led initiative will develop tangible pathways for shipping’s decarbonization through five working groups, each focussed on a key area of the industry. Outcomes of the task force will be presented at the Global Maritime Forum’s inaugural summit in October 2018.
