Carbon tax, the “green” tax – “Polluter pays” principle
Carbon tax has been a topic of discussion and consultation for nearly 10 (ten) years. Draft carbon tax bills were introduced in 2015 and 2017....
Tag: climate change
Climate Change Bill: Here’s what you need to know
The Minister of Environmental Affairs recently published the Climate Change Bill for public comment.
With increasing and frequent extreme weather events caused by anthropogenic climate change,...
The (un)certainty of taxes: Is the 1 January 2019 implementation date for carbon tax possible?
One thing is certain in this context: anyone having to sign off on the Carbon Tax Bill has an unenviable job. Though everyone making submissions...
From Paris to Pretoria: High Court adjudicates on climate change for the first time
Since the Paris Agreement was adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in December 2015, developers have been grappling with the potential implications the global commitment to combat climate change…
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Draft Carbon Offsets Regulations published for comment
On 20 June 2016, the South African National Treasury published draft Carbon Offsets Regulations (“draft regulations”), intended as a component of the proposed carbon tax....
Climate change, the South African Carbon Tax and the Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement (the “Agreement”) will be signed on Friday, 22 April 2016 in New York. This adds further impetus to the international response to...
