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How carbon prices could ensure equitable sustainable development
Effective climate change mitigation measures, such as carbon pricing or reforming fossil fuel subsidies, are often perceived to undermine inclusive economic development and are, thus,

A Big Push for Brazil: coordinated investments for a sustainable development path
A recent ECLAC report highlights that the massive investments required for a shift to a resilient, low carbon, sustainable economic model could be a ‘Big

Environmental Fiscal Reform in Chile: A way forward for Developing Countries
Rodrigo Pizarro, ex-head of the Division of Environmental Economics of the Ministry of Environment of Chile, explains Chile´s environmental fiscal reform strategy, which could represent

Designing a green fiscal regime for the mining sector
By integrating environmental concerns into the tax system, a green fiscal regime for the mining sector uses the tax system to influence environmental outcomes from

Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting: Joining forces towards our green commitments
Reaching our commitments to fight the threats of climate change, biodiversity loss and other environmental degradation requires concrete, innovative, and systematic approaches. The OECD-based Paris

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