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Some countries and industries pay a real cost for carbon emissions, while others pay nothing, creating an uneven playing field that undermines climate goals. A consistent global carbon price remains politically and technically unresolved.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
carbon-emissions
carbon
price
emissions
don
have
fair
way
every
country
industry
philosophy-ethics
whether
resolved
determine
agreed
Create transition plans for towns dependent on coal jobs, tax revenue, rail infrastructure, and related industries as plants and mines close.
economics-resources
europe
poland
coal
managing
decommissioned
assets
local
economic
collapse
create
transition
plans
global-unspecified
solutions
social
public
fast
Develop affordable kiln upgrades, alternative fuels, financing, and enforcement systems for fragmented brick industries that cause severe emissions and air pollution.
climate-environment
asia
bangladesh
air-pollution
brick
decarbonizing
kilns
destroying
livelihoods
develop
affordable
kiln
upgrades
alternative
systems
air
society-governance
global-unspecified
Manufacturers in Poland largely dispose of byproducts that could be inputs for other industries, but there is no matchmaking infrastructure connecting waste streams to potential users.
climate-environment
europe
poland
byproducts
building
industrial
symbiosis
networks
reuse
manufacturing
manufacturers
largely
global-unspecified
waste
africa
