International and Dutch unions filed a complaint with a global trade body on Tuesday accusing Chevron Corp. (CVX.N) of funneling billions of euros through letter box companies in the Netherlands to avoid taxation. This will be an interesting case.
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We are already feeling the impacts of the climate emergency, with record-breaking storms, floods, droughts and fires. Over two-thirds of man-made greenhouse gas emissions come from the fossil fuel industry, and its capture of our […]
Sustainability
DW: Netherlands pushes air travel tax for Europe
The Netherlands wants the EU to place a tax on kerosene-based jet fuel to end what it calls the undertaxation of the aviation industry and to fight climate change. The lofty goal could prove a […]
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Eurostat: Germany burning 45% of Lignite in EU
Germany is mistakenly regarded as a leader in fighting CO2 in the EU. In reality it uses almost half the lignite employed in the EU for energy production. Read here
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