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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said March 15 that the United States and Canada lag behind many other counties in their use of environmental taxes to reduce pollution while raising government revenues
On November 16, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Committee on Fiscal Affairs released comments from three professional organizations representing business and tax professionals on the draft Tax Treaty Issues Related to the Trading of Emissions Permits rule
The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean recommended August 24 that the world adopt a financial transactions tax currently being discussed by the European Union
Though it is too early to tell what, if any, impact Osama bin Laden's death will have on global energy markets, and even with much of the Congressional debate shifting to foreign policy last week, significant work was undertaken last week on energy legislation, and the weeks between now and the Memorial Day recess will bring much of the same
On May 20, 2009, Canada, together with the European Union, Brazil and Chile, wrote to the United States Congress urging them to repeal a tax credit for the use of black liquor as a biofuel, on the basis that the credit is acting as a subsidy on the production of kraft pulp contrary to World Trade Organization ("WTO") rules
