How governments can create an enabling environment for private sector investors who want to create growth and have a net positive value-add to society Karthik Balakrishnan is the President and
Staying within climate limits requires restricting fossil fuel extraction as well as demand. But where and how should it be restricted? Our new paper proposes five principles for equitably managing a phase-out
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
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
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
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
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
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
There’s no question that abandoning fossil fuel subsidies will benefit the economy and the planet, but as protests in Ecuador show, reforms require careful design and considerate execution in order
COVID-19 has changed our lives. The pandemic has exposed the many fragilities of our economies, and deepened existing inequalities, while highlighting the need for resilience, innovation and cooperation in our
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