A global wealth tax is needed to help fund a just green transition

Brazil and France have proposed a tax on the super-rich to fight against poverty and climate change – G20 finance ministers should get behind it this week
Fernando Haddad, finance minister of Brazil, participates in the meeting of finance ministers and central bank presidents of G20 countries, at Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo, February 29, 2024. (Photo: Roberto Casimiro/Fotoarena/Sipa USA via Reuters)

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