The price set on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions is known as a carbon tax. It plays a central role in reducing GHG emissions and combating climate change. It is a financially flexible tool that automatically encourages consumers and producers to shift towards energy options that emit less carbon, whatever those options may be. Economists call …
The “African Cookstoves Initiative Programme of Activities” is a programme that aims to improve the air quality of communities in West Africa, particularly in the coastal communities of Senegal, where smoked fish and seafood is a vital source of food and income. It is known that communities have problems obtaining efficient technologies regarding cookstoves and …
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Even before Chile subscribed to the Paris Agreement in 2016, this country has been implementing market instruments to reduce their emissions, such as a carbon tax, called “green tax”. What is it about and what’s the impact on Latin America? The Green tax This tax has its basis in the 8th article of the Law …
Climate change is a real and tangible fact. It is the main cause of the continuous social, environmental and structural affectation of cities, and its impact has caused a deterioration in local, regional, national and international markets. These impacts can be intervened with tools to leverage positive climate actions, which aim to structurally decarbonize systems, …
