Polluting companies in South Africa have had to pay a tax on their carbon emissions since 2019. This gives them a good incentive to reduce emissions.
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South Africa and Nigeria promised to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from oil and coal. But instead they’re planning to increase production of fossil fuels.
The EU’s new carbon tax is reshaping global trade – and starting to influence what people buy and how much they pay for it.
Both sides have reason to find common ground, says a group of energy and climate policy analysts.
A new study shows what it would mean for Europe and China, and why the US might not be too excited about the idea.
A carbon tariff is a carbon tax applied to exports from countries such as Australian that don’t have one. Europe is planning to impose one.
Adopting more environmentally conscious farm models would safeguard our agricultural exports, cut emissions and help protect nature.
We’d lose coal exports but benefit from a lower Australian dollar.
Both sides can make a case, but they might not get the chance.
Australia faces a carbon tax being imposed on it by its trading partners. It’s time to get ahead of the curve.
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Fellow in Energy and Global Oil, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
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Graduate fellow, Baker Institute, Rice University
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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PhD Candidate in Ecological Transition, University of Palermo ; Lund University
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Senior Research Scholar in Climate Economics, Columbia University
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Senior Research Scholar in Financing the Energy Transition, Columbia University
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Research Scholar in Energy Policy, Columbia University
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Adjunct Research Fellow in Energy and Climate Policy, Columbia University
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor of Trade Law and Taxation, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Scientist and Equitable Transitions Program Director, Stockholm Environment Institute
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Senior Scientist, Stockholm Environment Institute
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Professor at the Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University