The Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) has called on the governments of its member states (which include most EU countries) and those of the G20 to make better use of the lever of energy taxation to bring down harmful emissions from energy use. In a report published on Wednesday 14 February, it also encourages them to make greater use of carbon taxation and alignment of energy prices with the costs of climate change and air pollution.
“Efforts have been made, or...