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Reforming retail electricity rates to facilitate economy-wide decarbonization

Deep decarbonization of the economy depends heavily on the decarbonization of the electricity sector and the electrification of several key end-use sectors. Decarbonization of...

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Kickstarting carbon capture and storage adoption : tailoring subsidies to emitters’ needs
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Biogases and Biomethane in the EU
16 September 2026 09:00
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Implementing Single Ticketing
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Director FSR Climate speaking at the 17th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation

Sep 21, 2016
Xavier Labandeira

The FSR Climate Director, Xavier Labandeira is taking part this week in the 17th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation – Smart instrument mixes in a greening economy, taking place in Groningen, The Netherlands on 22-23 September 2016. 

Professor Labandeira will speak on Friday, 23, at 11.20 on the topic ”Climate change and instrument  mixes”.

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