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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
How can Sovereign Wealth Funds be encouraged to go green?
Environmental investments make up just 1% of the assets of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs). As these public institutional investors have the capacity to deploy enormous
Tax Expenditures and the Environment: Strengthening the Spotlight
Tax expenditures are significant and have wide ranging environmental implications. Tax benefits for fossil fuels are a case in point, but the scope to align
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.
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
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
