{"id":7400,"date":"2023-10-03T12:05:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T12:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalavocado.com\/wp\/?p=7400"},"modified":"2023-10-03T12:45:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T12:45:12","slug":"avocado-roundup-nominee-for-eu-climate-says-he-wants-global-fossil-fuel-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalavocado.com\/wp\/avocado-roundup-nominee-for-eu-climate-says-he-wants-global-fossil-fuel-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Avocado Roundup: Nominee for EU Climate Says He Wants Global Fossil Fuel Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7400\" class=\"elementor elementor-7400\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1396de8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1396de8a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-499121a6\" data-id=\"499121a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae27dd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae27dd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\tAvocado Roundup is a quick morning review of top tax, legal, and climate news stories. It\u2019s written by humans.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-182459a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"182459a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3795b67d\" data-id=\"3795b67d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb9e34e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fb9e34e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The nominee to be the European Commissioner for climate action, former Dutch Foreign Minister\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/wopke-hoekstra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><i>Wopke Hoekstra<\/i><\/u><\/a>, says he wants a global tax on fossil fuels to help developing countries fight climate change. Hoekstra made the comments during a confirmation hearing with EU Parliament members. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/f3398a19-ea7d-460a-8a69-1813d53f4865\"><i><u>Financial Times<\/u><\/i><\/a>)<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Fast growing Phoenix, Arizona-based law firm Fennemore said it&#8217;s acquiring Sullivan McGregor &amp; Doerr LLP, a Fresno, California-based boutique specialized in tax planning and tax-controversy resolution, estate planning and estate and trust administration, among other areas. Fennemore, which has about 240 attorneys, said Sullivan&#8217;s attorneys and staff will join its Fresno office. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20231002045887\/en\/Fennemore-Continues-Its-Explosive-Growth-In-California-By-Expanding-Fresno-Presence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><i>Businesswire<\/i><\/u><\/a>)<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The world&#8217;s biggest law firm by revenue, Kirkland &amp; Ellis, promoted 205 attorneys to partner across its offices worldwide, including 11 tax lawyers, effective Oct. 1. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkland.com\/news\/press-release\/2023\/10\/kirkland-ellis-announces-new-partners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><u>Kirkland.com<\/u><\/i><\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a9ac9bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a9ac9bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17c036e6\" data-id=\"17c036e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c300b69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c300b69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTax Increases, Rulings\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bf08b7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bf08b7a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be51567\" data-id=\"be51567\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4672a687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4672a687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The French government is putting together a council of about 30 French and international economic experts, including former OECD tax chief Pascal Saint-Amans, among others, to come up with an accurate estimate of how much the country loses to tax fraud every year. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.challenges.fr\/politique\/la-france-va-enfin-chiffrer-la-fraude-fiscale-et-sociale_869298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><u>Challenges<\/u><\/i><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">The Malaysian government proposed halving its 3% &#8220;windfall&#8221; levy on palm oil producers in two states on the island of Borneo to 1.5% . (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstimes.com.sg\/international\/malaysia-government-proposes-cut-windfall-tax-palm-industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><u>Business Times<\/u><\/i><\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Colombian pop star Shakira has a top Barcelona attorney defending her against Spanish tax fraud charges. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/international-edition\/2023\/10\/02\/the-lawyer-defending-shakira-in-her-upcoming-tax-fraud-trial\/?slreturn=20230903064757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><u>Law.com International<\/u><\/i><\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bbd6553 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bbd6553\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26ad298e\" data-id=\"26ad298e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320555b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"320555b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Laterals, Moves, Promotions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34981714 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34981714\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ad893ed\" data-id=\"1ad893ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dbc22ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dbc22ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Andersen hired former EY senior manager&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/brian-charbonnier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><u>Brian Charbonnier<\/u><\/i><\/a>, an attorney who advises on tax and transfer pricing,&nbsp;as managing director in its commercial practice in Los Angeles. Charbonnier, who was recently executive vice president for tax at health and wellness company The Beachbody Company, was earlier international tax director at toy giant Mattel, Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20231002915297\/en\/Tax-Strategist-Brian-Charbonnier-Joins-Andersens-Commercial-Practice-in-Los-Angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><u>Businesswire<\/u><\/i><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Tax services and software provider Ryan hired real estate tax specialist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/scott-powell-amaa-mima-b7898946\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><u>Scott Powell<\/u><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;as director and team lead, property tax, complex, in Calgary, Canada. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.com\/about-ryan\/press-room\/2023\/powell-joins-ryans-property-tax-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><i>Ryan<\/i><\/u><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">&nbsp;KPMG Abogados recruited Baker McKenzie tax attorney Ignacio Ucelay, a former government tax inspector, as of counsel in Madrid. He has served as chief inspector of the national inspector&#8217;s office and as head of tax and customs control, in the high income taxpayers branch. (<a href=\"https:\/\/iberianlawyer.com\/kpmg-abogados-incorporates-new-tax-of-counsel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><u>Iberian Lawyer<\/u><\/i><\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Avocado Roundup is a quick morning review of top tax, legal, and climate news stories. It\u2019s written by humans. The nominee to be the European Commissioner for climate action, former Dutch Foreign Minister\u00a0Wopke Hoekstra, says he wants a global tax on fossil fuels to help developing countries fight climate change. 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