At the Summit in New York on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), organised under the aegis of the United Nations General Assembly, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, strongly defended the introduction of a global carbon price on Monday 18 September. She sees this measure as a key element in the recovery plan advocated by UN Secretary General António Guterres to support developing countries’ transition to a green economy.
“Carbon pricing is proving to...