The Heads of the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Inter-American Developmnet Bank (IDB), the Islamic Developm
Chile has recently introduced carbon tax to promote vehicle and energy efficiency. This tax reform is the largest in the last three decades, and will mostly focus on tax increase for bigger companies.
The tax reform dictates carbon taxation of new car purchases based on Nitrogen oxide (NOx) (heavy) and Field Electron (FE) (more light) emissions, according to Fuel Economy labelling information. The reform also includes a “green tax,” a US$5 tax per ton of CO2 emitted from thermal powerplants.
It is a pleasure to join you today. I am glad that my visit to the Horn of Africa has enabled me to take part in this important gathering. Thank you for your invitation and this opportunity.
I thank the Kenyan Government for hosting this inaugural Forum. I also thank the World Bank for working with UN-Habitat and the UN Environment Programme in supporting this effort.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
SLoCaT took part in two large events related to sustainable transport in Latin America. The first of these was the CTS Embarq Congress on Sustainable Transport that took place during the week of october 13 in Mexico City, the second was the Latin American Congress of Public Transport (CLATPU) during the week of october 19 in Rosario, Argentina.
On October 14th, a one day seminary was organized in Paris, France by CODATU focusing on the role of sustainable urban mobility in mitigating climate change. Theone-day seminary was facilitated by Olivier Razemon, journalist at Le Monde. The objective of the seminary was to gather decision makers and national and international urban transport experts to highlight the role of sustainable urban mobility on climate change mitigation.
Shanghai- October 27 2014
On October 23rd, the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform (ADP) Co-Chairs hosted a follow-up meeting to the Technical Expert Meetings (TEMs) that were organized in the March and June 2014 negotiating sessions of the UNFCCC. This meeting took place during the sixth part of the second session of the ADP (ADP 2.6.), taking place from 20 –25 October 2014 in Bonn, Germany.
Shanghai- 22 October 2014
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