Consultation on straw-man levy proposals
The Global Solidarity Levies Force is holding a public consultation on solidarity levies, and we want to hear your voice.
The consultation has now closed and we are reviewing the responses. Thank you.
Read our Consultation on strawman options for solidarity levies
There is a significant gap between current financing and the levels required to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement, and the Global Biodiversity Framework. Developing countries have called for renewed efforts to ensure the financial system delivers adequate scale and quality of financial flows for their needs and priorities. Initiatives such as the Bridgetown Initiative, the Nairobi Declaration, and the Paris Pact for People and Planet reflect the growing political momentum for action.
The Global Solidarity Levies Task Force is developing options for internationally coordinated levies to help close this gap—ensuring that the most polluting industries and activities that have benefited most from globalisation contribute their fair share. To support member governments in the Coalition for Solidarity Levies, we have developed 16 strawman options for potential levies, covering aviation, fossil fuels, carbon pricing, shipping, financial transactions, plastic polymers, cryptocurrencies, and high-net-worth individuals.
These strawman options are intended to generate discussion and improve the evidence base for further work. The consultation will help assess the strengths and weaknesses of different proposals and inform the next phase of expert analysis and government discussions ahead of COP30, where coalition members aim to move toward implementation.
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After the deadline, the Secretariat will review submissions and prepare a synthesis paper summarising the responses received. This will be presented to governments engaging in the work of the Task Force to inform their discussions and will be published on the Task Force’s website.
For further information, please contact:
Duncan Moss – communication lead, Global Solidarity Levies Task Force
[email protected]
Launched at COP28 in November 2023, and co-chaired by Barbados, France and Kenya, the Global Solidarity Levies Task Force: For People and the Planet explores feasible, scalable and sensible options for climate levies. These levies can be implemented to help the world fulfill its Paris Agreement commitments.
The key aims of the task force are to foster political will around options for progressive levies to support climate and development action, and to bring together coalitions of willing countries to become frontrunners for implementing specific progressive levy options.
The task force will help ensure industries and individuals contribute more to financing the fight against climate change, based on the pollution they produce, while bringing equitable climate justice to our current financial system. The task force will consult with experts across disciplines and countries in the Coalition for Solidarity Levies, which supports the task force. All countries and sub-national governments with fiscal autonomy are invited to join the coalition and advocate for their preferred levies.
The task force is also supported by key partner organizations including the IMF, World Bank, UN, UNCTAD, OECD, G20, G24, European Commission, African Union and Coalition of Finance Ministers.
The task force will conclude its work at COP30 in 2025, with an announcement by its co-chairs on options for implementing progressive international levies.
For further information, please contact:
Tom Evans – Senior Associate, Global Solidarity Levies Task Force
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