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Joint report explores scope for co-ordinated approaches on climate action, carbon pricing, and policy spillovers
October 23, 2024--Five international organisations today released a landmark report that outlines pathways for co, ordinated approaches on climate action, carbon pricing, and the cross, border effects of climate change mitigation policies with a view to achieving global climate goals. |
| The report was presented on 23 October by the Joint Task Force on Climate Action, Carbon Pricing, and Policy Spillovers, convened by the World Trade Organization and joined by the International Monetary Fund, the Organisation for Economic Co, operation and Development, United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the World Bank.
Entitled Working Together for Better Climate Action: Carbon Pricing, Policy Spillovers, and Global Climate Goals, the report arrives at a time when countries around the world are scaling up actions to curb climate change. Mitigation policies are on the rise, including carbon pricing policies, with 75 carbon taxes and emission trading schemes currently in effect worldwide, covering approximately 24 per cent of global emissions. |
IMF Working Paper-Following the Money: Who is Keeping Coal Alive?November 1, 2024--Summary |