Immigrant. Poli sci prof at U of Toronto. Politics of climate change, carbon markets, oceans, NGOs, enviro politics. Author of Existential Politics, out now: tinyurl.com/ybephkfb. Occasional ranter. greenprofgreen.com
Read about why we’re doing climate policy wrong (too focused on measuring emissions) & what we should do instead (focus on $$ to constrain fossil asset owners & expand green asset owners). Just in time for #COP30.
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Reposted by Jessica Green
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Reposted by Jessica Green
The significance of this admission cannot be understated.
It's time to look to other int'l institutions to be the engine of climate policy: tax, trade, investment, finance.
Reposted by Jessica Green
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Reposted by Juan Cole
4/ Development of a nuclear strategy.
5/ Commitment to reduce methane to 75% below 2014 levels by 2035. (this is good)
Reposted by Stacy D. VanDeveer
For the third year running, the average global corporate tax rate *increased* - and more countries now *raise* than lower their corporate taxes.
This follows the adoption of the global minimum tax and essentially reverses four decades of racing to the bottom.
Reposted by Jessica Green, Rune Møller Stahl
For the third year running, the average global corporate tax rate *increased* - and more countries now *raise* than lower their corporate taxes.
This follows the adoption of the global minimum tax and essentially reverses four decades of racing to the bottom.
This amping up pressure by creating more venues where developed countries have to account for themselves and their lousy record on finance.
Global Implementation Accelerator to speed up implementation of NDCs
Belém Mission to 1.5 to ramp up ambition (in addition to ratchet req's already in the PA)