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Actualités

Border taxes on carbon are inefficient and costly, says OECD Secretary-General

06-nov.-2009

Based on fears that the competitiveness of their domestic industries will be undermined by weak greenhouse gas emission reduction pledges from developing country trading partners, developed countries are calling for border taxes on carbon. But these fears are often exaggerated, and posturing over border taxes diverts attention away from the fundamental need for broad participation in a climate agreement, according to an op-ed by the OECD Secretary-General published in the Financial Times: "Carbon has no place in global trade rules".


Evénements

Mobilizing Private Investment in Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient Infrastructure, an OECD workshop

le 06-févr.-2012

"Mobilizing Private Investment in Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient (LCCR) Infrastructure" brought together several renowned experts to share experience and gather empirical evidence about financial and market barriers to LCCR infrastructure investment, with an aim to help project leaders access policies, instruments and practices designed to overcome LCCR investment barriers.



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