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Die Indy 500 sind eines der gefährlichsten Autorennen der Welt. Sogar auf den Tribünen kann es brenzlig werden. Ein Schock-Zwischenfall beim Rennen am Sonntag geht aber glimpflich aus.

In der Schlammschlacht um die Trennung der Bayern von CEO Oliver Kahn und Sportvorstand Hasan Salihamidzic hat sich nun auch Joshua Kimmich eingemischt. Er kritisiert das Handeln des Bayern-Vorstands. Auch Toni Kroos äussert seine Meinung.

Während die ganze Nacht Raketen über der ukrainischen Hauptstadt abgefangen wurden, geht es am Montagmorgen so weiter. In der ganzen Stadt herrscht Luftalarm.

Les réseaux sociaux représentent un théâtre pour les critiques. Les personnalités publiques ne sont pas à l’abri de celles-ci et sont considérés comme la cible […]

L’article Polémique autour d’un accessoire en forme de croix porté par Zahra Harkat, elle s’explique est apparu en premier sur .

BMW kann sich seit vielen Jahren für den Bootssport begeistern. Doch statt um eine Segelregatta geht es diesmal um eine ungewöhnliche, rein elektrische Luxus-Motoryacht. Bei den 76. Filmfestspielen von Cannes in Frankreich präsentierte BMW «The Icon».

A francia nyílt bajnokságon az első fordulón sikeresen túljutó Fucsovics Márton három pozíciót rontva az egy héttel korábbihoz képest a 83. helyen áll a férfi teniszezők legfrissebb világranglistáján. Ezzel jelenleg ő a legelőkelőbben jegyzett magyar játékos.

Die Einkaufswagen, die schwarzen Zeltplachen, die leeren Flaschen. Die Kartonunterlagen, das versiffte Sofa, ein schlafender Hund. Obdachlosenlager wie dieses sind in San Francisco Teil des Stadtbilds geworden. Aber dieses hier ist eine Miniatur. Eine Installation.

Die Krankenkassenprämien steigen unaufhörlich, die Spitäler wollen mehr Geld, die Medikamente sind teuer und rar, immer weniger Menschen können ihre Prämie selbst zahlen: Unser System ist krank.

NATO peacekeeping soldiers formed security cordons around three town halls in Kosovo on Monday to keep back Serbs protesting at ethnic Albanian mayors taking office in a Serb majority area after elections they boycotted.

NATO peacekeeping soldiers formed security cordons around three town halls in Kosovo on Monday to keep back Serbs protesting at ethnic Albanian mayors taking office in a Serb majority area after elections they boycotted.

Hvg.hu: Újra lecsapott az észak-koreai „igazságszolgáltatás”: a rendőrök egy Bibliát találtak egy lakásban és a törvényeknek megfelelően az ott élő család valamennyi tagját – köztük egy kétéves gyereket is – életfogytig tartó börtönbüntetésre ítélték.

Carbon taxes can incorporate the environmental cost of doing business to a product’s final price. Credit: Bigstock

By Tatiana Falcão
May 29 2023 (IPS)

Reducing carbon emissions is critical for combating climate change. And one effective way to do this is through the use of carbon taxes.

Carbon taxes are among some of the most efficient policies in pricing carbon, particularly if employed at “choke points” – specific points in the production or supply chain where carbon taxes can be applied – at the upstream level. This is because it allows the process to reach the whole of the economy, without the need to focus on certain industries or sectors.

The lack of a robust tax policy framework that accounts for the environmental damage resulting from private investment means that companies have ultimately been free riding on the environment and society has been paying for that price by now being confronted with the adverse effects of climate change

An upstream carbon tax is simple to administer and can impact both the formal and the informal economies, a point which is particularly relevant for Africa where most countries are either middle- and low-income countries.

Carbon taxes can incorporate the environmental cost of doing business to a product’s final price. The environmental cost of doing business ultimately translates into the cost of the emissions released and waste produced because of a manufacturing process. That cost has been largely avoided or undervalued by corporates.

The lack of a robust tax policy framework that accounts for the environmental damage resulting from private investment means that companies have ultimately been free riding on the environment and society has been paying for that price by now being confronted with the adverse effects of climate change.

Failure to account for the environmental cost of doing business through a carbon tax also provides for the indirect subsidization of carbon intensive products. These products are at a competitive advantage because they have been using “standard” technologies and are part of the routine industrial functions.

A shift in the way society consumes and relies on energy products will require also a change in the valuation of energy forms. By internalizing the carbon equivalent externality via a carbon tax, a government is capable of equalizing consumption patterns by using cardon laden fuel sources as the pricing benchmark.

As a result, every additional ton of carbon in a particular fuel source is accounted for in the final price. Green and brown energy sources can hence compete in parity of conditions, in an environment where the least carbon intensive product receives the lowest price.

Consumers sensitive to the price difference, will seek to consume more of the low carbon fuels and products, fostering the green transition process. The mechanics are more pronounced in Africa where the proportion of low-income consumers is highest and therefore even a small price difference can cause a change to a consumption pattern.

The Africa Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) has recently released a carbon tax policy brief to guide African governments on how to best apply a carbon tax policy that is capable of conferring a whole of government approach. By this we mean how governments can act to establish a carbon price that equally burdens all segments of the economy.

The policy brief explores the key features in the design of a carbon tax that can meet the dual objective of raising revenues while conferring a positive effect on the environment. Beyond carbon tax, the brief also discusses the role of supplementary policies in achieving climate goals. For example, there is ample discussion concerning the need for countries to assess and eventually eliminate harmful fossil fuel subsidies, in line with the commitments assumed by African countries under the Glasgow Pact, the role of implicit carbon pricing in complementing explicit pricing approaches, and general remarks on measures to alleviate concerns around potential competitive disadvantages triggered from the implementation of a carbon tax.

African countries are also facing the increasing use of Border Carbon Adjustment (BCA) measures, like the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). These measures add a carbon price to products imported into a country if the carbon price has not been added in the country of origin or production. This means that, if there is no carbon price in the country of origin, the destination country will add a carbon fee at the border upon import.

The EU is still establishing the CBAM but its price is expected to be around EUR 100 t/CO2e, based on the price set by the European Emissions Trading Scheme. African countries that do not have a carbon fee and export these products to the EU may lose money because of the price difference. Other countries, like the United States, Canada, Korea, and Taiwan, are also considering similar fees to account for the environmental cost of doing business.

The world is changing, and we need to consider the environmental costs of producing and transporting goods. This new normal means that the price of products will include the environmental costs. African governments can lead the way by introducing policies that include carbon taxes to promote sustainable development and reduce our impact on the environment.

It’s time to act!

Tatiana Falcão is a Ph.D in environmental taxation and a consultant to African Tax Authorities Forum (ATAF). ATAF’s carbon policy brief can be found here: https://bit.ly/3OH1CyH

 

Ha a Szövetség elnöke korábban is ennyi energiát fektetett volna a párton belüli konszenzus keresésébe, akkor lehet, hogy nem alakult volna újra a Híd. De nem tette és kár úgy tennie, mintha a Híd nem is távozott volna.

Die Zukunft von Yann Sommer bei den Bayern ist nach wie vor ungeklärt. Während viele Experten der Meinung sind, dass der Nati-Goalie sich einen neuen Verein suchen sollte, lässt Sommer alles offen.

Ein Gleitschirmpilot stürzte über dem Urmiberg ab, als er zur Landung ansetzte. Er wurde mit schweren Verletzungen ins Spital gebracht.

"Természetesen el tudom képzelni az együttműködést azokkal a pártokkal, akiknek megvalósítható elképzelésük van az együttműködésről, például a Magyar Fórummal" - mondta a Híd 2023 elnöke a Joj TV híradójának.

Megawatt aus dem Rheintal gehört zu den aktuell erfolgreichsten Schweizer Rockbands. Vor zehn Tagen holten sie einen Swiss Music Award, zwei Tage später kam ihr neues Album auf den Markt. Sänger Thomas Graf spricht mit Blick über die aufregende Rock-Reise.

Endlich ist das Schneckenrennen um den rettenden neunten Platz in der Super League auf der Zielgeraden!

Der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenski hat den Sturz der russischen Führung nach einer von ihm prognostizierten Niederlage in ihrem Angriffskrieg vorausgesagt.

Francia rendező alkotása, „Egy zuhanás anatómiája” nyerte el idén a Cannes-i Nemzetközi Filmfesztivál Arany Pálma-díját. Justine Triet a harmadik nő, aki átvehette a fődíjat a világ egyik legjelentősebb filmes seregszemléjén.