The solidarity levies would also affect aviation, fossil fuels, and financial transactions. On Thursday, the Global Solidarity Levies Task Force (GSLTF) published its progress report at COP29, presenting proposals for new taxes on cryptocurrencies, plastics, and the ultra-wealthy to help close the global climate financing gap. These new “solidarity levies” would be used to finance […]

National research is capable of refining data on global changes to adopt effective decarbonization measures, Mishustin stated. On Wednesday, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin stated that the fight against climate change should not be used as a pretext for discriminatory actions in international trade. RELATED: COP29: Javier Milei Withdraws Argentina From Climate Negotiations “The issue […]

The far-right president has previously said that the climate crisis is a ‘Socialist lie.’ On Wednesday, the Argentine delegation withdrew from the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) by order of far-right President Javier Milei. RELATED: Argentina: Milei’s Goverment Calls of Massive Retirements The decision to leave the summit comes after the Argentine delegation […]

This UN event, however, will not feature the presence of presidents Biden, Putin, Xi, Lula da Silva, and Macron. On Monday, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), or COP29, kicked off in Azerbaijan’s capital city of Baku. RELATED: All Sectors Have a […]