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A Green New Deal Tax Shift

The “Green New Deal” is a set of proposed laws that are intended to reduce the pollution that contributes to climate change. The term is, of course, adapted from the “New Deal” policies of the Roosevelt administration during the Great Depression. New Deal policies included… Read More »A Green New Deal Tax Shift

New Circular Economy Action Plan

Changing how we produce and consume: New Circular Economy Action Plan shows the way to a climate-neutral, competitive economy of empowered consumers European Commission 11 March 2020 Brussels image by LittleVisuals from Pixabay Today, the European Commission adopted a new Circular Economy Action Plan – one of… Read More »New Circular Economy Action Plan

Rev up the Carbon Taxes

by Frank de Jong Carbon levies are fraught with variables, a whack-a-mole game of cascading effects. But interestingly, I think they will reduce both housing costs and C02 emissions. If fossil energy was purely a house-like asset, i.e., the price reflecting the cost of production,… Read More »Rev up the Carbon Taxes