Green Fiscal Policy Network

Green Fiscal Reform Was Not Invited to the G20’s Tango Show

1 August 2018 - The Argentine G20 presidency has three concrete priorities: jobs, infrastructure, and food security. Strikingly though, carbon pricing was not invited for Tango. Read the full article on the CEP...

Nature conservation on private land is essential but undersupplied – economic tools can help

5 July 2018 - This blog post by Scott McFatridge (Research Associate at the Smart Prosperity Institute) explores how rewarding nature conservation on private land can provide policymakers with a golden opportunity to enhance nature’s services for the public benefit...

HLPF Side Event Highlights the Potential of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform to Help Achieve the SDGs

19 July 2018 - In the sidelines of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in New York, a side-event addressed the role of fossil fuel subsidy reform in helping to achieve the SDGs, including through opportunities for financing sustainable...

What Ireland’s Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill Means for Global Climate Action

20 July 2018 - Ireland has become the first country in the world to commit to divest from fossil fuels, after politicians voted to withdraw all public funds from coal, oil and gas companies. Ireland currently has an €8 billon national investment fund with an estimated...

Measuring fossil fuel subsidies in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals

Environment ministers from around the world are meeting in New York this week to review the progress of several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). One of the goals to be reviewed is SDG12 – ‘Ensure sustainable consumption and production’, which includes a target to...

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