Stakeholder and public support are critical for an enduring and robust carbon pricing policy. How jurisdictions communicate their carbon pricing policy plays a key role in creating and maintaining that support. Check out the Partnership for Market Readiness and the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition’s new Guide to Communicating Carbon Pricing.
COP24 Carbon Pricing Champion Award Winner: Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition Secretariat
Carbon Pricing Spreads as a Tool to Tackle Climate Change
UN Climate Change News, 14 December 2018 – Countries are increasingly using or considering to use carbon pricing instruments as a means to achieve their commitments under the Paris Agreement, and examples were presented this week at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) in Katowice, Poland.
As of April 2018, carbon pricing initiatives implemented or scheduled for implementation were expected to cover 20 percent of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Parallel to this, climate policy supporters at the global level have become more involved backing strategies that take into consideration carbon pricing.
2018 GLOBAL INVESTOR STATEMENT TO GOVERNMENTS ON CLIMATE CHANGE
European ministers sign statement to strengthen and extend carbon pricing in Europe
CPLC Partner: New report presented in Katowice: Polish and Baltic companies see business benefits of climate efforts
“Polish and Baltic companies see that climate mitigation efforts can strengthen competitiveness, and several companies see an opportunity to become fossil-free. These are some of the findings of a new report from the Haga initiative, presented today at COP 24 in Katowice, in cooperation with the Swedish government and the Nordic Council of Ministers. The report confirms that the positive view of climate efforts that has become increasingly common among Nordic companies, is also valid on the other side of the Baltic Sea.”
See the full press release from the Haga Initiative.
COP 24 Media Advisory: Environmental and Corporate Groups to Urge Countries to Adopt Rules on Sound Carbon Accounting Under Paris Agreement
What: Environmental Defense Fund and International Emissions Trading Association will unveil a declaration from prominent environmental and corporate groups promoting sound carbon accounting, and urging countries to adopt robust rules to avoid double counting of emissions reductions under the Paris Agreement. See the full details.
Request for Consultation: Nine Options to use Internal Carbon Pricing in Procurement
Recently, Ecofys, a Navigant company and The Generation Foundation published new research on Nine Options to use Internal Carbon Pricing in Procurement, explaining how companies and governments can use internal carbon pricing (ICP) to work with their suppliers and future-proof their supply chain. As part of the research, the authors are opening up the findings for online consultation until 7 December 2018 here: https://s.chkmkt.com/icp. Check out the research and add your insight.
USA: Landmark Bipartisan Carbon Fee Legislation Introduced
On November 27, 2018 Members of the United States House of Representatives announced the introduction of bipartisan carbon fee legislation. CPLC partner Citizens’ Climate Lobby was one of the key civil society organizes advocating for the introduction of the Energy Innovation and Dividend Act. See the press release from Congressman Ted Deutch’s (D-FL) office in this CPLC news story.
