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France Plans Carbon Tax Rules in Wake of UN Deal
June 06, 2016
The Guardian reports that, in an effort to fulfill its obligations under a UN deal agreed in Paris last year, the French Government is planning to include a minimum tax of €30 per ton of carbon emissions in its finance bill for 2017.
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World Bank Pushes Principles for "Dialogue" on Climate
June 03, 2016
The World Bank Group and other international organizations have introduced a set of six "Principles for Dialogue on Climate Action" aimed at furthering proposals on climate change at the global, national, and local level to fulfill the UN climate deal agreed in Paris.
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NGOs Express Concern on International Cooperation
June 03, 2016
The Council on Foreign Relations' initiative of 26 global nongovernmental organizations called the Council of Councils has found certain efforts at intergovernmental cooperation across the global to be lacking, particularly in the areas of terrorism and preventing conflicts within countries.
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AI Seeks Abandonment of British Bill of Rights Plans
June 03, 2016
In a submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Amnesty International raises concerns that the introduction of a British Bill of Rights to replace the current UK Human Rights Act would violate Britain's international legal obligations and calls for the removal of restrictions on abortion in Northern Ireland.
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Bosworth: G-7 Declines in Global Economic Governance
June 01, 2016
Prior to a recent meeting of leaders of the Group of 7 countries in Japan, Barry Bosworth of the Brookings Institution highlighted the declining role of the G-7 in governance of the global economy compared to more diversified groups, such as the G-20, that "can make greater claim to being representative of participating countries."
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