The Transnational Institute has just published a report setting out ten proposals to mobilise resources to cover the cost of the global COVID-19 pandemic and to pay for the transition away from the fossil fuel economy. As the report points out in its conclusion, the multiple crises facing both the … [Read more...]
Carbon taxes
Carbon Taxes Can Be Progressive: Myth-busting and Mainstreaming Carbon Taxes
We recently published a two part Tax Justice Focus special on climate crisis and tax justice. This blog reproduces the article by Jacqueline Cottrell, in which she explains that while carbon taxes were once at the centre of discussions about tackling climate crisis, aggressive lobbying by fossil … [Read more...]