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Climate change merits a fiscal response like COVID-19’s
Vinod Thomas is currently Special Adviser to the President and Dean of Asian Institute of Management and Visiting professor at National University of Singapore. Previously he was Director General of
Why Sustainable Food Systems are Needed in a post-COVID World
Food systems are essential to economic activity because they provide the energy that we need to live and work. However, macroeconomists have long ignored them in the belief that the global
International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies: recent study recommends fiscal policies for clean air in Jakarta, Indonesia
The International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, which will take place for the first time on 7 September 2020, highlights the importance of a recent UNEP working paper
G20 Recovery Packages Benefit Fossil Fuels More Than Clean Energy
Decisions taken in response to the COVID-19 crisis today will lock in the world’s development patterns for decades. With policy decisions made on a daily basis, information about how public
Carbon Taxes Are Key To Stop Deforestation
Science tells us that humanity has about a decade to reverse course and avoid a worst-case climate scenario. A carbon tax in tropical countries would go a long way to
How price policies in fisheries could contribute to fishery resources sustainability
This blog discusses price instruments in fishery regulation to ensure sustainability of fishery resources. We focus on economic instruments and price-based instruments including tax policies in fisheries and fishery subsidies