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Category Archives: Flexible pollution fees
The poor can be better off on a green planet
We have heard it said many times: “raising prices on things that hurt the environment hurts vulnerable people“. But does that have to be so? Dr Gazzani’s recent [..]
WEBINAR: Safeguarding low income groups through green transition with fiscal reform
DATE: 8th AprilTIME: 15:00-16:10 Central European time (Stockholm, Amsterdam)SUBJECT: Fiscal reform to safeguard the most vulnerable during green transitionMAIN SPEAKER: Dr. Flavio Gazzani, University of Rome and TSSEF [..]
This year’s Stipendium 2019 Awarded to Dr. Flavio Gazzani, University of Rome
This year’s stipendium went to a researcher in Italy, Dr. Flavio Gazzani.
Canada’s new carbon tax in line with TSSEF mechanisms
CANADA: A carbon surcharge tax that actually increases disposable income is being introduced starting spring January 2019. According to a report on the Guardian Website, the tax will [..]
Swedish Climate Parliament calls for a true carbon budget
Just as budgets steer every household and every corporation, so should every nation signed up to the Paris Agreement be steered by a carbon budget. This carbon budget [..]
Urgent Environmental Fiscal Reform needed for fossil fuel and nitrogen
The topic of OECD policy discussions since the early 2000s, EFR, Environmental Fiscal Reform – a shift in economic policies to incentivize businesses to stay within ecological boundaries [..]
Money and markets can truly serve human values and the Earth
Money and markets are powerful tools in developing our world, most would agree. But many have experienced negative effects in their application; including environmental degradation, unequal distribution and [..]
US Council promotes mechanism for Carbon Dividend plan similar to TSSEF’s proposal
The New York times from 8th Feb 2017 carries an article announcing a carbon dividend plan put forward by leading Republicans including James A. Baker III, Treasury secretary [..]
Did we save the environment AND the economy? Simulation results.
Stockholm 22 October, 2015: A group of about 15 economics and environmentally-engaged professionals met to participate in the Foundation’s first public simulation of dividend-bearing pollutant fees. The idea is [..]
Playing with pollution: an introduction to the simulation
This short (3,5 minutes) video explains what goes on in the Foundation’s simulation and business game, designed to increase understanding of economic measures to stimulate pollution reduction. The [..]
