Not exact matches
Executive Summary Putting a
price on carbon, based
on the polluter pays
principle, has the potential to be a powerful policy tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the fight against climate change.
The World Bank and the We Mean Business Coalition will form a group
on carbon pricing to continue development of the
principle after tomorrow's summit.
70 companies across 20 sectors from nearly 30 countries have aligned with the Business Leadership Criteria
on Carbon Pricing, a set of ambitious standards to help companies set, advocate and report
on a
price on carbon, developed by the UNGC together with UNEP, the UNFCCC secretariat and Caring for Climate partners — CDP,
Principles for Responsible Investment, The Climate Group and UN Foundation.
A straightforward matter such as requesting the IMO to proceed to design a levy, to put a
price on carbon consistent with its own
principles and that of «common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities» with a rebate system has, we hear, been made unmanageable by constraints behind a discussion of a broader framework.