In the last two years, we've seen a rapid scale up in interest and support for carbon pricing, says Nigel Topping, CEO of the We Mean Business Coalition. He spoke with RTCC at Carbon Expo in Barcelona about the right prices, emissions, and the changing business response.
Infographic: 5 Reasons Why Carbon Pricing Is the Future
3 Steps to Decarbonizing Development for a Zero-Carbon Future
Thinking Globally: Local Governments Leading the Way to a Global Climate Solution
Local governments like California, Quebec and Ontario are managing climate risks – they see the impact of climate change, and the cost of doing nothing, and they recognize the value of putting a price on carbon price. They are showing that climate action equals greater growth, productivity and prosperity.
Paul Polman on global business and climate change: Don’t get left behind
Leaders Set Landmark Global Goals for Pricing Carbon Pollution
Call for faster action on carbon pricing to deliver on Paris climate change agreement
Six heads of state and government, two city and state leaders, and the heads of the World Bank Group, the International Monetary Fund and the OECD today agreed on an ambitious global target for putting a price on carbon pollution.
Mobilizing the Billions and Trillions for Climate Finance
Fueling the Race to the Top
Two critical themes emerged from the World Bank’s Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., this week – where finance ministers and CEOs discussed the importance of carbon pricing. First, carbon pricing is crucial in driving the transition to the low-carbon economy, but it also needs complementary policies. Second, it is clear that the old notion that "business will only move if government does" has been retired.
Carbon Pricing in Action
Using less fossil fuel is crucial in the battle against climate change. But businesses don’t have much of an incentive to make changes unless low-carbon technology is cost-effective. That’s where carbon pricing comes in, writes We Mean Business. Read more.
5 Ways to Reduce the Drivers of Climate Change
How countries grow and the investments they make to meet the energy, food and water needs of an expanding population can fuel climate change or contribute to solutions. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has set out five key areas of action to rein in climate change while boosting development, starting with putting a price on carbon.
