I was happy to be invited by @smorgan.bsky.social to his podcast to discuss the new coalition on premium flights (business and first class) and private jets. You can check it out here: foresightmedia.com/story/s4uAm5... @globalsolidaritylevies.org

🌍✈️ À la 4e Conférence internationale sur le financement du développement, ONE salue l'annonce d'une coalition mondiale pour une taxe sur les billets d'avion premium et jets privés — une avancée vers plus de justice sociale et climatique.

Thanks to @fredroder.bsky.social for joining us for the great reflections at today's #FfD4 side event. Learn more through review of the full @odi.global study on the positive impacts of EU aid on EU economies. www.pandemicactionnetwork.org/news/the-eco... www.linkedin.com/posts/friede...

Want to hear about solidarity levies in Spanish? @glblctzn.bsky.social 's Friederike has it all for you here: www.rtve.es/play/audios/...

The team of the @globalsolidaritylevies.org is on the ground at #FFD4 Seville! Come to our event at 2:30 today, with an amazing line up of speakers and exciting news! ✈️ 🍃

✈️ 🎭 Some 100 private jets are set for Venice and Bezos’ wedding. Paying 0 on their kerosene. Zero. If at least they were properly taxed, at the level of their pollution…. We did the calculations with CE Delft.👇🏼

🚨 New study on taxing aviation (kerosene for international ✈️ isn’t taxed), especially premium classes and private jets, here - a move 8 out of 10 citizens would support: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Insurers from all over the world have one message: climate damage is getting bigger and bigger and action is urgent. The vast majority of citizens (80-89%) from across the world agree. This should give us hope. I hope governments read this: time.com/7295658/coun...

Et vous, vous pensez aussi que les classes affaires et premières devraient être taxées plus?

Une taxe sur l'aviation ✈️... pour financer la transition écologique ? Une taxe sur les transactions financières 💸... pour financer la solidarité ? 🎙 On est parti à votre rencontre pour vous demander ce que vous en pensez ! @globalsolidaritylevies.org

A moins de 2 semaines de la conférence de l'ONU sur le financement de développement, Oxfam rappelle que le problème n'est pas financier, mais politique. 👏 @oxfaminternational.bsky.social @oxfamfrance.bsky.social

Début de la conférence à @sciencespo.bsky.social sur les taxes solidaires avec la France et le Brésil, @cecileduflot.bsky.social, l’envoyée spéciale 4P & @laurencetubiana.bsky.social de la @globalsolidaritylevies.org ! Les prochaines échéances : Séville le 30 juin et puis Belém en novembre.

The way to go: Hawaii increases its tax on hotel rooms, rentals & cruise ships to fund the protection of shorelines (raising $100M/year!!). This move is supported by the hotel industry as it will 'improve the visitor experience.'👏 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... @globalsolidaritylevies.org

The @globalsolidaritylevies.org is hosting a call to share updates since the Spring Meetings & outline plans for FFD4, discuss how to elevate solidarity levies in Seville, and answer any q's. Tuesday 10th June 1pm GMT / 3pm CEST / 9am ET Registration: europeanclimate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Is Europe about to make the same mistake with green fuels it did with EV? Another take on the IMO negotiations: www.lloydslist.com/LL1152995/IM...

The IMO negotiations are about to resume. What's at stake? At first sight, it's levy vs a credit trading scheme, but in reality it's about climate ambition for the sector, (in)stability for the industry & how to ensure no one is left behind. www.shippingandoceans.com/post/uncerta...

« Leaders Unite! Save the Planet! » @greenpeace.de outside of the German Foreign Office as ministers arrive for the Petersberg Climate Dialogue

Very timely op ed from Amb. Ali from Kenya: 'Climate finance needs shipping industry to launch first global tax' (and I'd add: shipping industry also needs the levy if they want to stick to their decarbonization goals...): www.climatechangenews.com/2025/03/24/i...

‘Aid is not a “luxury expense”, it is - in addition to providing vital support for the poorest and most vulnerable in the world – a central part of a long-term and effective security policy.' Very helpful from Sweden! www.sydsvenskan.se/2025-03-24/b...

La France vient d’augmenter sa taxe sur les billets d’avion et Air France décide d’investir massivement dans sa 1e classe pour touristes ultra fortunés, un marché en croissance de 24%…. Malgré tout, l’aviation reste sous taxée, avec le kérosène à 0%. www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...

Wichtiger Aufruf im Rahmen der Koalitionsverhandlungen : „Aus Berlin muss das klare Signal in die Welt gehen, dass Deutschland trotz des starken Gegenwinds weiter auf internationale Zusammenarbeit setzt – mit dem klaren Ziel, die Welt gerechter zu machen.“ www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/koal...

Pres. Lula, Ramaphosa & PM Sanchez: "Seville’s FfD4 will be a defining moment to secure commitments for stronger international financial cooperation for sustainable development, incl. through better taxation of global wealth & negative externalities" 💪: geopolitique.eu/en/2025/03/0...

Grateful for the support from Finance in Common: "They recognized the need to mobilize increased concessional resources for the lower income countries, including through new avenues such as the @globalsolidaritylevies.org and other initiatives." Full communiqué: financeincommon.org/fics-2025-fi...

🇫🇷 G20 deputy and Task Force co-chair William Roos: « The way the @globalsolidaritylevies.org has analysed the new levies is great. We have a menu of options to be presented at political level. «  These levies should make an impact at home, visible for citizens, and support international action.

Vera Songwe, @globalsolidaritylevies.org expert: Solidarity is not just a feel good word, it’s about partnership and the right economics which work for people. We need to look into levies which are progressives and look into other revenue streams.

@greenclimate.fund ED Mafalda Duarte: How are we able to raise the public funding we need to address climate change, in a reliable, just and predictable way? No one has the answer and tools, hence the need to make progress on levies, with the buy in from citizens and the right political coalitions.

🇰🇪 Yussuf Hussein, Climate Finance Lead in the office of the special envoy: We need levies now more than ever, we need polluters to pay to help vulnerable countries. The GSLTF is gaining traction with increasing countries joining the bandwagon to champion levies.

🇧🇧 Bridgetown lead Pep Bardouille at FiCS: There are not just initiatives like Bridgetown and the GSLTF, there is real country leadership behind these. We need the right levies which work for SIDS by COP30, and we need SOLIDARITY: The end goal is massively scaling 💵 for climate and L&D.

🇧🇷 Secretary for Int. Affairs Rosito: « As we move to COP30 in Belém, we are committed in doubling down on looking at all sources of revenues and pulling all levers – and for sure, looking into taxes that can at the same time be effective, fair and deal with inequalities.”

Start of the @globalsolidaritylevies.org event at Finance in Common: 🇫🇷 State Secretary Soilihi on the double ambition of the Task Force: to identify the tools of international fiscality & have the public resources to finance the just transition AND to build political agreements at COP30.

The time is now: op ed ahead of the next round of the IMO negotiations on a levy and how to use the proceeds: www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/13/a...

When « just asking questions » about science turns into 300,000 deaths: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o...

À lire: l’imposition extrêmement faible des milliardaires en France (bien moins qu’aux US par ex) 👇, imaginez le manque à gagner et mettez tout ceci dans le contexte du PLF2015 qui coupe l’aide au développement et humanitaire de 37%, la recherche pour les cancers pédiatriques etc.

"The drive for levies on polluters and the ultrarich is perhaps the most exciting climate idea floating around right now." > this is not from me (I'm definitely biased! 😉), but @theguardian.com and @dpcarrington.bsky.social. And you can be part of this drive! See below and get in touch!

There’s a taskforce dreaming up radical climate solutions – and you can help www.theguardian.com/environment/... @theguardian.com @dpcarrington.bsky.social @globalsolidaritylevies.org

Join us today at 1pm CET to learn more about the @globalsolidaritylevies.org , our strategy for 2025, FfD4 and COP30 and explore how to work together! Link for registration 👇

Many exciting updates from the @globalsolidaritylevies.org to ensure everyone can engage with us and help us build a coalition for levies that can fund development and climate (more important than ever in today's world):

Solidarity levies on polluting industries could unlock billions for climate and development. Join our Director @fredroder.bsky.social in an open consultation this Thursday from 1pm CET to find out more. Contact us via [email protected] for details and to register.

As the US administration tries to close down USAID, with all the horrible impacts this will have on human lives across the world, good to put things into perspective:

Pourquoi le gel par Trump de l’aide internationale sidère le monde et provoque déjà des dégâts dévastateurs > mais pas le gouvernement français qui prévoit de couper son aide internationale de 37%…

🔊We need your input!! Which are the best levies to raise additional financing, internalize negative externalities, which can be implemented by a coalition of the willing and may have already been tried and tested? Take part in our open consultation on what the next solidarity levy should look like!

We need your input! The consultation on solidarity levies is on for one month and we also have a new newsletter you can sign onto.

Cost of inaction on climate? - 22% on global growth. Good reminder for private and public leaders in Davos this week. www.bcg.com/press/11dece...

Inspiring speech by Pres. Ramaphosa in Davos: "We will seek to get the G20 to focus more on how we can enhance solidarity through collective efforts to ensure that in the pursuit of progress for all, no person and no country is left behind. (...)

A reminder, backed by detailed data analysis, showing that we don’t have enough finance (especially grant finance!) going into health/ climate : www.rockefellerfoundation.org/report/resou... @rockefellerfdn.bsky.social

All of Davos is about IA. Ever wondered about IA’s energy consumption ? By 2050, IA will consume the same amount of energy we globally consume today (according to IA…). I hope that this is also being discussed at WEF.

On my way to Davos! Everything seems to be about AI this year but if you want to discuss how to make progress in the fight against climate change & extreme poverty and how to fund global challenges this year, despite the geopolitics (or thanks to?), let’s connect!

Le mécénat des ultra riches change le visage de la philanthropie : www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...

The top 1% earners in the 🌎 have already used up their carbon budget for 2025. Another proof that we need to ensure polluters (individuals, sectors) pay to help fund the fight against climate change and development. The way to go: levies. When? Now! www.climatechangenews.com/2025/01/10/o...

New year, new challenge, new social media! Very honored to join the Task Force on Global Solidarity Levies. If we are serious about financing the fight against climate change and extreme poverty, internationally coordinated levies are the way to go.