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OECD Criticizes Low Rate of Carbon Taxation
March 22, 2018
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published a report pushing governments to ramp up taxes on greenhouse gas emissions to combat global warming in line with the UN climate deal agreed in 2015.
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UN Launches Pilot Project on Climate Reporting in Finance
March 21, 2018
UN Environment has partnered with nine institutional investors to pilot the recommendations of the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures to pave the way for expansive public reporting on investors' exposure to the catastrophic risks of climate change across the finance industry.
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EU Council Approves Tightening of Carbon Permit System
March 21, 2018
The Council of the EU has approved new rules, applicable from the year 2021, for the EU's Emissions Trading System aiming to increase financial pressure on companies involved in the emission of greenhouse gases by ramping up the price of carbon permits under the system.
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UN "Call to Action" Seeks Gender Equality at Work
March 21, 2018
At the conclusion of an event hosted by the Government of Chile and the UN Development Programme, representatives of business, government, and international and nongovernmental organizations issued a Call to Action of Chile committing them to policies promoting gender equality in employment as a path toward fulfilling the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Poor Countries Demand Tech Transfer at WTO Debate
March 20, 2018
At a recent discussion hosted at the World Trade Organization (WTO), a group of "least-developed" countries pushed the WTO's Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) to demand that developed countries fulfill their "obligations" to pressure companies to transfer technology to impoverished nations.
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