Green Fiscal Policy
Network
The Green Fiscal Policy Network works to facilitate knowledge sharing and dialogue on fiscal policies for an inclusive green economy.
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Healing the Wounded Land: The Role of Public Economic Incentives in Scaling Up Restoration Efforts in Six Latin American Countries (WRI)
Land restoration is an effective nature-based solution for combating rural poverty and climate change across Latin America. But without well-designed public incentives that reward farmers and forest managers for protecting
Latest Policy Brief
Environmental taxes and green technology adoption: evidence from Spain
How to design environmental taxes such as to reduce levels of contamination? What is the level of environmental taxation that encourages industry to adopt green technologies? How to combine environmental taxation with subsidies?
Latest Blog
How can we use fiscal policy to combat the effects of extreme weather events?
Featured Article: What are the fiscal risks from extreme weather events and how can we deal with them? By Luis Alejos Focus region: Latin America and the Caribbean Latin America
Upcoming event
UNEP-UN ESCAP SDG Indicator 12.c.1 Online Training for the Pacific region
Technical training workshop on Indicator 12.c.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies per unit of GDP (production and consumption) 27 September 2022, 8am – 9.30am Bangkok time (GMT +7 hours) 28 September 2022, 8am – 10am Bangkok time (GMT +7 hours)
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Stockholm +50 Supports Fiscal Incentives Such as Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Scaling Up Financing for Environment, and More
Delegates and stakeholders attending Stockholm+50 have called for commitment to address global environmental concerns, and for a just transition to sustainable economies. The two-day conference concluded with a statement from
Role of Fiscal Policies in a Green COVID-19 Recovery: Experience, Best Practice and Next Steps in the Asia-Pacific Region
This workshop, organized by GFPN and UNESCAP, explored the potential role of green fiscal policies in greening the Covid-19 recovery with the aim of supporting public health efforts, reducing environmental and climate change risks, and strengthening resilience to future crises by embedding inclusive and sustainable socio-economic considerations in national economic planning.
Budgeting for Sustainable Development – GFPN – University of Oxford COP26 side-event
How can fiscal policy support socio-economic development, and the environment? Join H.E. Minister Lee White of Gabon to explore new practical methods for understanding potential policy impacts during budget planning.
