August 2008 - New Reports

THE BURDEN OF GREEN TAXES

By Matthew Sinclair (Policy Analyst at The TaxPayer's Alliance)

This paper presents the case that green taxes and charges in Britain are
currently too onerous. It shows that the price placed by the Government on
a range of activities that emit greenhouse gases in 2006-07 and 2007-08 was
already too high. The report also provides pioneering estimates of the effects
of green taxes on people living in different local authority areas up and down
the country.

Report available here

DailyTelegraph article available here


UNDERMINING MITIGATION TECHNOLOGY
Compulsory licensing, patents and tariffs

By Tim Wilson (Director of the IP and Free Trade Unit at the Institute of Public Affairs)

The incentives to develop the technologies to reduce global CO2 emissions are being undermined. Internationally, a campaign is being run to undermine the intellectual property that incentivises research and development on CO2 mitigation technologies. These technologies are vital to assist developing and developed countries to reduce their CO2 emissions based on their commitments in international treaties.


Report available here

Africa Science News article available here