🌿 UN wants to impose taxes on fossil fuels to subsidize climate programs
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged rich countries this Tuesday (20) to impose taxes on fossil fuels to finance aid programs for countries suffering from the impact of climate change and populations affected by inflation.
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“I urge all developed economies to impose taxes on the extraordinary profits of fossil fuel companies and allocate them in two ways: to countries suffering losses and damages caused by the climate crisis and to populations struggling with food and energy prices ”, said the UN chief at the opening of the General Assembly in New York.
A few weeks ago, Guterres denounced the “avarice” of large oil and gas companies that make “scandalous” profits “at the expense of the poorest” due to the energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine and urged governments to impose new taxes on them. .
At the time, he did not mention the possibility of redistributing a part of these taxes in climate change relief programs, caused mainly by coal, oil and gas.
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🍃 International cooperation must accelerate in sectors that emit CO2
International cooperation must increase rapidly in the sectors most responsible for greenhouse gas emissions, such as transport and industry, to accelerate the energy transition, warns a report from the International Energy Agency (🇬🇧) released this Tuesday (19).
“The big challenge is collaboration between countries and sectors”, highlighted the executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, when presenting the report. “Without this international collaboration, the transition to net-zero emissions will be much more difficult and could be delayed by decades.”
The report, which analyzes the situation in land transport, electricity, steel production, hydrogen and agriculture, was a request from the latest UN climate conference (COP26) in Glasgow. A total of 45 countries joinpromeduring the meeting to increase this collaboration. The next COP will be held in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Seikh in November.
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The text brings 25 recommendations to reduce CO2 emissions in these five sectors (60% of total global emissions). There are notable advances, highlights the report, such as the doubling of electric vehicle sales in 2021.
The authors call for the establishment of a common calendar for the end of thermal vehicles, the harmonization of standards for electric batteries or financial mobilization for the recharging infrastructure for these batteries. They also encourage the creation of cross-border “supergrids” or more analysis centers to contribute to the energy transition of countries that use coal.
🌱 Leonardo DiCaprio joins the campaign that asks for environmental commitments from Brazilian presidential candidates
Re:wild – an environmental preservation organization founded by Leonardo DiCaprio – and Brazilian and international entities joined forces to ask the 12 candidates for the Presidency of Brazil topromeThere are four critical issues for the environment:
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- the end of deforestation in all its forms and in all ecosystems;
- reducing emissions, through the effective implementation of the Paris Agreement;
- respect for indigenous populations and the place where they live; It is
- strengthening the protected areas system in Brazil.
Candidates received, last week, a letter with what became known as “Challenge of the four environmental commitments”.
Last Friday (16), the North American actor invited Brazilians and non-Brazilians to join the campaign, which also includes a petition.
'There is too much at stake for the region's leaders to keep quiet. By acting now to protect nature and curb carbon emissions, politicians in Brazil and across Latin America can help change the course of the climate crisis.Says the text of the online petitionsystem. (Global citizen)
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