OECD report spotlights carbon forum progress, future plans
The OECD Secretary-General has published a report on 25 April 2025 addressing G20 finance ministers and central bank governors on the progress and initiatives of the Inclusive Forum on Carbon Mitigation Approaches (IFCMA). With 60 members and
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Canada: Prime Minister Mark Carney abolishes consumer carbon tax
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has abolished the consumer carbon tax effective from 1 April 2025. The change, enacted through Orders in Council (OICs) 2025-0446 and 2025-0447, removes the Canada fuel charge, introduced by former Prime Minister
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UN Tax Committee: Environmental Taxation
On 16 October 2024 the UN Tax Committee discussed environmental tax issues. The environmental taxation subcommittee presented some papers to the committee for discussion or approval. Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies A paper on phasing out
See MorePlatform for Collaboration on Tax: Study of Carbon Pricing Metrics
On 8 September 2023 the Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) issued a report on carbon pricing metrics. The PCT was set up for collaboration between the IMF, OECD, UN and the World Bank and supports countries in strengthening their tax systems by
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OECD: Decarbonisation and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations
On 6 June 2023 the OECD published a working paper with the title Decarbonisation and intergovernmental fiscal relations: Policy challenges and reform options by Luiz de Mello and Teresa Ter-Minassian. The study represents the latest in a series of
See MoreUN: Tax and the Sustainable Development Goals
On 19 October 2021 the discussions of the UN Tax Committee covered issues around the role of taxation in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The work of the UN Committee can help countries to achieve their commitments related to
See MoreOECD: Taxing Energy Use 2018
On 14 February 2018 the OECD issued Taxing Energy Use 2018, a publication that summarises the patterns of energy taxation in 42 countries of the OECD and G20. The countries included in the publication account for around 80% of global energy use. The
See MoreCanada: Carbon levy has been implemented in Alberta
The Alberta has executed the Climate Leadership Act along with associated regulations that forces to pay a carbon levy on fuels consumed in Alberta. It is part of Alberta’s broader climate change initiatives intended to reduce greenhouse gas
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