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7 December 2017
International agencies and farm leaders have welcomed the decision to launch a work programme on climate and agriculture, which was endorsed by governments at the annual conference of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) three weeks ago in Bonn, Germany. Language in the preamble...
30 November 2017
Although not currently a negotiating item, an effort to advance discussions in the WTO context on reforming fossil fuel subsidies is underway. An informal group of non-G20 countries known as the “Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform” (the Friends”) has prepared a statement to this end, which is...
19 October 2017
Governments the world over face major challenges to reduce the health and environmental impacts from the transportation sector. Steering the car market to electric vehicles and ultimately zero-emission fleets will require comprehensive and sustained policy action. The pronouncements keep coming,...
28 September 2017
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) said last week that a large influx of imported crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules have caused “serious injury” to American solar producers, advancing the investigation to its next phase. The agency determination, which saw a unanimous 4-0...
9 March 2017
Greenhouse gas emissions are a market failure. How might international trade rules respond? Renewable energy has a key role to play in mitigating climate change and guaranteeing long-term energy supply. Climate change and energy security concerns may compel governments to provide incentives for...
2 February 2017
The European Union is showing strong signs that it will meet its 2020 renewable energy target, according to a new report by the bloc’s executive arm released on Wednesday 1 February. The 28-nation bloc’s targets for the end of the decade include a binding commitment to use 20 percent of energy from...