Some thoughts on the new #adaptation #climatefinance goal agreed @cop30brazil.bsky.social: It wasn’t the 2030 goal that developing countries wanted, but it does address the concern that adaptation finance would stagnate after 2025, when the previous Glasgow goal of doubling from 2019 levels is due🧵

History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes, a #climatefinance story: After the $100bn climate finance goal was agreed in 2009, the UN Secretary General created a High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing (AGF) to study potential sources of revenue to meet the new goal, led by the PMs of 🇪🇹&🇳🇴

I was happy to be invited by @smorgan.bsky.social to his podcast to discuss the new coalition on premium flights (business and first class) and private jets. You can check it out here: foresightmedia.com/story/s4uAm5... @globalsolidaritylevies.org

Bezos-bashing plane tax scheme launches

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at a new initiative that aims to increase taxes on premium air travel, plus more bad news for global offshore wind development

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🌍✈️ À la 4e Conférence internationale sur le financement du développement, ONE salue l'annonce d'une coalition mondiale pour une taxe sur les billets d'avion premium et jets privés — une avancée vers plus de justice sociale et climatique.

Thanks to @fredroder.bsky.social for joining us for the great reflections at today's #FfD4 side event. Learn more through review of the full @odi.global study on the positive impacts of EU aid on EU economies. www.pandemicactionnetwork.org/news/the-eco... www.linkedin.com/posts/friede...

Lots of takeaways from this morning’s Pandemic Action Network discussion on EU aid and return of investment, including Aggrey Aluso ‘s intervention. | Friederike Röder

Lots of takeaways from this morning’s Pandemic Action Network discussion on EU aid and return of investment, including Aggrey Aluso ‘s intervention. Whichever angle you take, in the end, we need soli...

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Want to hear about solidarity levies in Spanish? @glblctzn.bsky.social 's Friederike has it all for you here: www.rtve.es/play/audios/...

The team of the @globalsolidaritylevies.org is on the ground at #FFD4 Seville! Come to our event at 2:30 today, with an amazing line up of speakers and exciting news! ✈️ 🍃

✈️ 🎭 Some 100 private jets are set for Venice and Bezos’ wedding. Paying 0 on their kerosene. Zero. If at least they were properly taxed, at the level of their pollution…. We did the calculations with CE Delft.👇🏼

Global Solidarity Levies Task Force@globalsolidaritylevies.org · last yr.

A new study by CE Delft finds aviation levies on premium travel could raise up to €78bn/year for climate and development finance. ✈️Levy on business and first class tickets: €37bn ✈️Private jet levy: €41bn Read the full report commissioned by the Task Force: solidaritylevies.org/aviationstudy/

🚨 New study on taxing aviation (kerosene for international ✈️ isn’t taxed), especially premium classes and private jets, here - a move 8 out of 10 citizens would support: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Flight tax could raise €100bn to tackle climate crisis, study finds

Environmental group says adding levies to airline tickets would help ease financial burden on poor countries

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Insurers from all over the world have one message: climate damage is getting bigger and bigger and action is urgent. The vast majority of citizens (80-89%) from across the world agree. This should give us hope. I hope governments read this: time.com/7295658/coun...

Leaders Must Boost Their Climate Ambition As Costs Rise

Countries may be working towards their Paris Agreement goals, but the world isn't moving fast enough.

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Et vous, vous pensez aussi que les classes affaires et premières devraient être taxées plus?

Oxfam France@oxfamfrance.bsky.social · last yr.

Une taxe sur l'aviation ✈️... pour financer la transition écologique ? Une taxe sur les transactions financières 💸... pour financer la solidarité ? 🎙 On est parti à votre rencontre pour vous demander ce que vous en pensez ! @globalsolidaritylevies.org

Une taxe sur l'aviation ✈️... pour financer la transition écologique ? Une taxe sur les transactions financières 💸... pour financer la solidarité ? 🎙 On est parti à votre rencontre pour vous demander ce que vous en pensez ! @globalsolidaritylevies.org

A moins de 2 semaines de la conférence de l'ONU sur le financement de développement, Oxfam rappelle que le problème n'est pas financier, mais politique. 👏 @oxfaminternational.bsky.social @oxfamfrance.bsky.social

Oxfam France@oxfamfrance.bsky.social · last yr.

Au total, selon plusieurs études, ce sont 5600 milliards de dollars qui pourraient être collectés chaque année en taxant les ultra-riches et les activités polluantes ⤵️ L'argent existe pour financer la transition écologique et la solidarité ! #TaxerLesRichesPollueurs #MakeRichPollutersPay

Début de la conférence à @sciencespo.bsky.social sur les taxes solidaires avec la France et le Brésil, @cecileduflot.bsky.social, l’envoyée spéciale 4P & @laurencetubiana.bsky.social de la @globalsolidaritylevies.org ! Les prochaines échéances : Séville le 30 juin et puis Belém en novembre.

The way to go: Hawaii increases its tax on hotel rooms, rentals & cruise ships to fund the protection of shorelines (raising $100M/year!!). This move is supported by the hotel industry as it will 'improve the visitor experience.'👏 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... @globalsolidaritylevies.org

Hawaii will tax vacation stays and use money to help counter climate crisis

Tax expected to generate nearly $100m annually, to be used for projects such as replacing sand on eroding beaches

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The @globalsolidaritylevies.org is hosting a call to share updates since the Spring Meetings & outline plans for FFD4, discuss how to elevate solidarity levies in Seville, and answer any q's. Tuesday 10th June 1pm GMT / 3pm CEST / 9am ET Registration: europeanclimate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Is Europe about to make the same mistake with green fuels it did with EV? Another take on the IMO negotiations: www.lloydslist.com/LL1152995/IM...

IMO credit trading plan would help China corner green fuel market, UCL warns

The IMO risks handing China and Brazil the advantage in the future market for zero-carbon ship fuels if it approves a fuel standard with carbon trading instead of a levy next month, according to the UCL Energy Institute

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The IMO negotiations are about to resume. What's at stake? At first sight, it's levy vs a credit trading scheme, but in reality it's about climate ambition for the sector, (in)stability for the industry & how to ensure no one is left behind. www.shippingandoceans.com/post/uncerta...

The uncertainty and instability created by a credit-trading policy architecture favours states with strong industrial policy

Analysis shows that cheapest, and most equitable energy transition is brought about by a high levy price (of 100-150 USD/tCO2e), combined with a Global Fuel Standard London, 26th March 2025 – A new re...

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« Leaders Unite! Save the Planet! » @greenpeace.de outside of the German Foreign Office as ministers arrive for the Petersberg Climate Dialogue

Very timely op ed from Amb. Ali from Kenya: 'Climate finance needs shipping industry to launch first global tax' (and I'd add: shipping industry also needs the levy if they want to stick to their decarbonization goals...): www.climatechangenews.com/2025/03/24/i...

Climate finance needs shipping industry to launch first global tax

A shipping tax is imperative for a sustainable trade system that can also generate climate finance for vulnerable countries

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‘Aid is not a “luxury expense”, it is - in addition to providing vital support for the poorest and most vulnerable in the world – a central part of a long-term and effective security policy.' Very helpful from Sweden! www.sydsvenskan.se/2025-03-24/b...

DEBATT: ”Bistånd är en säkerhetspolitisk investering.”

Inlägg av företrädare för Miljöpartiet.

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La France vient d’augmenter sa taxe sur les billets d’avion et Air France décide d’investir massivement dans sa 1e classe pour touristes ultra fortunés, un marché en croissance de 24%…. Malgré tout, l’aviation reste sous taxée, avec le kérosène à 0%. www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...

Air France lance une nouvelle première classe pour profiter de la croissance de la clientèle de loisirs fortunée

La compagnie franco-néerlandaise investit 1 milliard d’euros par an pour monter en gamme. Comme ses concurrentes, elle cible les très riches touristes, qui ont pris le relais de la clientèle d’affaire...

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Wichtiger Aufruf im Rahmen der Koalitionsverhandlungen : „Aus Berlin muss das klare Signal in die Welt gehen, dass Deutschland trotz des starken Gegenwinds weiter auf internationale Zusammenarbeit setzt – mit dem klaren Ziel, die Welt gerechter zu machen.“ www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/koal...

Appell an Koalitionsverhandlungen: Deutsche Führung bei Entwicklungshilfe gefragt

Koalitionsverhandlungen in Berlin: Ehemalige Staatschefs appellieren an Union und SPD, die Nachhaltigkeitsziele der Vereinten Nationen und den Kampf gegen Armut nicht zu vergessen.

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Pres. Lula, Ramaphosa & PM Sanchez: "Seville’s FfD4 will be a defining moment to secure commitments for stronger international financial cooperation for sustainable development, incl. through better taxation of global wealth & negative externalities" 💪: geopolitique.eu/en/2025/03/0...

Grateful for the support from Finance in Common: "They recognized the need to mobilize increased concessional resources for the lower income countries, including through new avenues such as the @globalsolidaritylevies.org and other initiatives." Full communiqué: financeincommon.org/fics-2025-fi...

🇫🇷 G20 deputy and Task Force co-chair William Roos: « The way the @globalsolidaritylevies.org has analysed the new levies is great. We have a menu of options to be presented at political level. «  These levies should make an impact at home, visible for citizens, and support international action.

Vera Songwe, @globalsolidaritylevies.org expert: Solidarity is not just a feel good word, it’s about partnership and the right economics which work for people. We need to look into levies which are progressives and look into other revenue streams.

@greenclimate.fund ED Mafalda Duarte: How are we able to raise the public funding we need to address climate change, in a reliable, just and predictable way? No one has the answer and tools, hence the need to make progress on levies, with the buy in from citizens and the right political coalitions.

🇰🇪 Yussuf Hussein, Climate Finance Lead in the office of the special envoy: We need levies now more than ever, we need polluters to pay to help vulnerable countries. The GSLTF is gaining traction with increasing countries joining the bandwagon to champion levies.

🇧🇧 Bridgetown lead Pep Bardouille at FiCS: There are not just initiatives like Bridgetown and the GSLTF, there is real country leadership behind these. We need the right levies which work for SIDS by COP30, and we need SOLIDARITY: The end goal is massively scaling 💵 for climate and L&D.