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Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Jul 9

I was happy to be invited by @smorgan.bsky.social to his podcast to discuss the new coalition on premium flights (business and first class) and private jets. You can check it out here: foresightmedia.com/story/s4uAm5...

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Bezos-bashing plane tax scheme launches

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at a new initiative that aims to increase taxes on premium air travel, plus more bad news for global offshore wind development

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ONE France @onefrance.bsky.social · Jul 1

🌍✈️ À la 4e Conférence internationale sur le financement du développement, ONE salue l'annonce d'une coalition mondiale pour une taxe sur les billets d'avion premium et jets privés — une avancée vers plus de justice sociale et climatique.

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Pandemic Action Network @panaction.bsky.social · Jul 2

Thanks to @fredroder.bsky.social for joining us for the great reflections at today's #FfD4 side event. Learn more through review of the full @odi.global study on the positive impacts of EU aid on EU economies. www.pandemicactionnetwork.org/news/the-eco... www.linkedin.com/posts/friede...

Lots of takeaways from this morning’s Pandemic Action Network discussion on EU aid and return of investment, including Aggrey Aluso ‘s intervention. | Friederike Röder

Lots of takeaways from this morning’s Pandemic Action Network discussion on EU aid and return of investment, including Aggrey Aluso ‘s intervention. Whichever angle you take, in the end, we need soli...

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Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Jun 30

Want to hear about solidarity levies in Spanish? @glblctzn.bsky.social 's Friederike has it all for you here: www.rtve.es/play/audios/...

Las mañanas de RNE - Josep Cuní - Tercera hora - 30/06/25

Emisión del programa Las mañanas de RNE - Josep Cuní titulado Tercera hora - 30/06/25. Todos los contenidos de RNE los tienes aquí, en RTVE Play

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Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Jun 30

The team of the @globalsolidaritylevies.org is on the ground at #FFD4 Seville! Come to our event at 2:30 today, with an amazing line up of speakers and exciting news! ✈️ 🍃

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Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Jun 25

✈️ 🎭 Some 100 private jets are set for Venice and Bezos’ wedding. Paying 0 on their kerosene. Zero. If at least they were properly taxed, at the level of their pollution…. We did the calculations with CE Delft.👇🏼

Global Solidarity Levies Task Force @globalsolidaritylevies.org · Jun 19

A new study by CE Delft finds aviation levies on premium travel could raise up to €78bn/year for climate and development finance.
✈️Levy on business and first class tickets: €37bn
✈️Private jet levy: €41bn

Read the full report commissioned by the Task Force: solidaritylevies.org/aviationstudy/

A fair share from aviation | Global Solidarity Levies Task Force

The Global Solidarity Levies Task Force brings together countries from around the world to advance options for international levelies that will raise much needed revenue for the fight against climate ...

solidaritylevies.org

Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Jun 19

Read the study about the different options to tax aviation and their impact and revenue generation potential here: cedelft.eu/publications...

A fair share from aviation - Solidarity levies in aviation: Options for a coalition of the willing - CE Delft - EN

The Global Solidarity Levies Task Force (GSLTF) develops internationally coordinated levies that aim to mobilize climate finance and promote climate justice. The GSLTF has commissioned CE Delft to con...

cedelft.eu

Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Jun 19

🚨 New study on taxing aviation (kerosene for international ✈️ isn’t taxed), especially premium classes and private jets, here - a move 8 out of 10 citizens would support: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Flight tax could raise €100bn to tackle climate crisis, study finds

Environmental group says adding levies to airline tickets would help ease financial burden on poor countries

www.theguardian.com

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Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Jun 19

Insurers from all over the world have one message: climate damage is getting bigger and bigger and action is urgent. The vast majority of citizens (80-89%) from across the world agree. This should give us hope. I hope governments read this: time.com/7295658/coun...

Leaders Must Boost Their Climate Ambition As Costs Rise

Countries may be working towards their Paris Agreement goals, but the world isn't moving fast enough.

time.com

Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Jun 18

Et vous, vous pensez aussi que les classes affaires et premières devraient être taxées plus?

Oxfam France @oxfamfrance.bsky.social · Jun 17

Une taxe sur l'aviation ✈️... pour financer la transition écologique ? Une taxe sur les transactions financières 💸... pour financer la solidarité ?

🎙 On est parti à votre rencontre pour vous demander ce que vous en pensez !

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Oxfam France @oxfamfrance.bsky.social · Jun 17

Une taxe sur l'aviation ✈️... pour financer la transition écologique ? Une taxe sur les transactions financières 💸... pour financer la solidarité ?

🎙 On est parti à votre rencontre pour vous demander ce que vous en pensez !

@globalsolidaritylevies.org

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Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Jun 18

A moins de 2 semaines de la conférence de l'ONU sur le financement de développement, Oxfam rappelle que le problème n'est pas financier, mais politique. 👏 @oxfaminternational.bsky.social @oxfamfrance.bsky.social

Oxfam France @oxfamfrance.bsky.social · Jun 17

Au total, selon plusieurs études, ce sont 5600 milliards de dollars qui pourraient être collectés chaque année en taxant les ultra-riches et les activités polluantes ⤵️

L'argent existe pour financer la transition écologique et la solidarité !

#TaxerLesRichesPollueurs #MakeRichPollutersPay

Des milliards en jeu : taxons les ultra-riches et les pollueurs - Oxfam France

Taxe sur l'aviation, taxe sur le sur les transactions financières... : des solutions concrètes existent pour dégager des recettes.

www.oxfamfrance.org

Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Jun 13

Début de la conférence à @sciencespo.bsky.social sur les taxes solidaires avec la France et le Brésil, @cecileduflot.bsky.social, l’envoyée spéciale 4P & @laurencetubiana.bsky.social de la @globalsolidaritylevies.org ! Les prochaines échéances : Séville le 30 juin et puis Belém en novembre.

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Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Jun 3

The way to go: Hawaii increases its tax on hotel rooms, rentals & cruise ships to fund the protection of shorelines (raising $100M/year!!). This move is supported by the hotel industry as it will 'improve the visitor experience.'👏

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

@globalsolidaritylevies.org

Hawaii will tax vacation stays and use money to help counter climate crisis

Tax expected to generate nearly $100m annually, to be used for projects such as replacing sand on eroding beaches

www.theguardian.com

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Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Jun 3

The @globalsolidaritylevies.org is hosting a call to share updates since the Spring Meetings & outline plans for FFD4, discuss how to elevate solidarity levies in Seville, and answer any q's.

Tuesday 10th June
1pm GMT / 3pm CEST / 9am ET

Registration: europeanclimate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: GSLTF Civil Society Call - Pre-FFD4 Sevilla . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

The Global Solidarity Levies Task Force (GSLTF) is hosting a civil society meeting to exchange on preparations in the run-up to the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) in ...

europeanclimate.zoom.us

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Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Mar 26

Is Europe about to make the same mistake with green fuels it did with EV? Another take on the IMO negotiations:
www.lloydslist.com/LL1152995/IM...

IMO credit trading plan would help China corner green fuel market, UCL warns

The IMO risks handing China and Brazil the advantage in the future market for zero-carbon ship fuels if it approves a fuel standard with carbon trading instead of a levy next month, according to the UCL Energy Institute

www.lloydslist.com

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Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Mar 26

The IMO negotiations are about to resume. What's at stake? At first sight, it's levy vs a credit trading scheme, but in reality it's about climate ambition for the sector, (in)stability for the industry & how to ensure no one is left behind.

www.shippingandoceans.com/post/uncerta...

The uncertainty and instability created by a credit-trading policy architecture favours states with strong industrial policy

Analysis shows that cheapest, and most equitable energy transition is brought about by a high levy price (of 100-150 USD/tCO2e), combined with a Global Fuel Standard London, 26th March 2025 – A new re...

www.shippingandoceans.com

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Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Mar 26

« Leaders Unite! Save the Planet! » @greenpeace.de outside of the German Foreign Office as ministers arrive for the Petersberg Climate Dialogue

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Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Mar 25

Very timely op ed from Amb. Ali from Kenya: 'Climate finance needs shipping industry to launch first global tax' (and I'd add: shipping industry also needs the levy if they want to stick to their decarbonization goals...): www.climatechangenews.com/2025/03/24/i...

Climate finance needs shipping industry to launch first global tax

A shipping tax is imperative for a sustainable trade system that can also generate climate finance for vulnerable countries

www.climatechangenews.com

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Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Mar 25

‘Aid is not a “luxury expense”, it is - in addition to providing vital support for the poorest and most vulnerable in the world – a central part of a long-term and effective security policy.' Very helpful from Sweden!

www.sydsvenskan.se/2025-03-24/b...

DEBATT: ”Bistånd är en säkerhetspolitisk investering.”

Inlägg av företrädare för Miljöpartiet.

www.sydsvenskan.se

Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Mar 23

La France vient d’augmenter sa taxe sur les billets d’avion et Air France décide d’investir massivement dans sa 1e classe pour touristes ultra fortunés, un marché en croissance de 24%…. Malgré tout, l’aviation reste sous taxée, avec le kérosène à 0%. www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...

Air France lance une nouvelle première classe pour profiter de la croissance de la clientèle de loisirs fortunée

La compagnie franco-néerlandaise investit 1 milliard d’euros par an pour monter en gamme. Comme ses concurrentes, elle cible les très riches touristes, qui ont pris le relais de la clientèle d’affaire...

www.lemonde.fr

Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Mar 18

Wichtiger Aufruf im Rahmen der Koalitionsverhandlungen : „Aus Berlin muss das klare Signal in die Welt gehen, dass Deutschland trotz des starken Gegenwinds weiter auf internationale Zusammenarbeit setzt – mit dem klaren Ziel, die Welt gerechter zu machen.“ www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/koal...

Appell an Koalitionsverhandlungen: Deutsche Führung bei Entwicklungshilfe gefragt

Koalitionsverhandlungen in Berlin: Ehemalige Staatschefs appellieren an Union und SPD, die Nachhaltigkeitsziele der Vereinten Nationen und den Kampf gegen Armut nicht zu vergessen.

www.sueddeutsche.de

Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Mar 7

Pres. Lula, Ramaphosa & PM Sanchez: "Seville’s FfD4 will be a defining moment to secure commitments for stronger international financial cooperation for sustainable development, incl. through better taxation of global wealth & negative externalities" 💪: geopolitique.eu/en/2025/03/0...

Sanchez, Lula, Ramaphosa: Joining forces to overcome global challenges - Groupe d'études géopolitiques

2025 will be a pivotal year for multilateralism. The challenges before us — rising inequalities, climate change, and the financing gap for sustainable development — are urgent and interconnected. Addr...

geopolitique.eu

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Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Mar 1

The chair's summary of the G20 Finance ministers "welcomed collaborative efforts and partnerships aimed at mobilising climate finance from all sources."

Friederike Roder @fredroder.bsky.social · Mar 1

Grateful for the support from Finance in Common: "They recognized the need to mobilize increased concessional resources for the lower income countries, including through new avenues such as the @globalsolidaritylevies.org and other initiatives."

Full communiqué:
financeincommon.org/fics-2025-fi...

FiCS 2025 _ Final Communique | Finance in common

financeincommon.org

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