Blogs
Building civil society capacity to support environmental tax reform
A new study for the European Commission investigates civil society’s role in improving the effectiveness of environmental taxes for pollution reduction and natural resource management. Forty new case studies reveal
Shaking the money pot to protect nature
Nature gives us a lot: water, timber, minerals, biodiversity, food, clean air…The perceived abundance of natural capital, often treated as endless and free, is leading to overuse and underinvestment. With
CAPE: A Peer-to-Peer Knowledge Exchange for Finance Ministers to Combat Climate Change
From instituting carbon taxes to strengthening social and economic resilience, finance ministers have access to a wide range of policy instruments with which to manage the effects of climate change.
Mobilizing revenue for development: Getting the fiscal regime for extractives right
The fiscal regime governs the way in which mineral rents are shared between the state and the investor. A well-designed fiscal regime is essential to attract investment for the development