Current rates of global biodiversity loss are unprecedented and pose a serious threat to the achievement of the Agenda 2030. Green fiscal policies – reform of harmful incentives and biodiversity-relevant taxes, fees and charges – can address many of the market failures which drive such biodiversity loss by reducing and reforming subsidies and incentives.
New tool will make it easier for countries to measure ecosystems An innovative artificial intelligence (AI) tool that will make it easier for countries to measure the contributions of nature
As governments and financial institutions respond to the economic impact of covid-19, it is crucial to ensure that an increased portion of future stimulus and investments serve to protect and
As the pandemic leaves more nations on the cusp of insolvency, there are innovative tools to deal with both debt and climate action. 2030 is being dubbed the new 2050. Countries
Climate change is not the only global environmental threat that demands attention. Scientists widely agree that loss of wildlife and the natural environment is an equally urgent crisis. Climate change is not
In the run-up to the 2021 Seoul Summit, convened by Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G), the SDG Knowledge Hub is previewing how, through dedicated sessions, the Summit
In the wake of a once-in-a-generation pandemic and economic crisis, spending on green recoveries is less than an average year’s worth of subsidies on fossil fuels. March 2021 marked the
Head of the Kunming biodiversity summit asks nations to review destructive support for fishing, agriculture and other industries By Patrick Greenfield Billions of pounds of environmentally harmful government subsidies must
Are we building back better? An online UNEP-Oxford panel discussion with leaders from key countries and international institutions.with the support of WEDNESDAY 10TH MARCH 2021Key questions for a sustainable and
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Thursday on governments not to “throw away” economic stimulus funds by supporting fossil fuel industries that contribute to global warming. Speaking at a virtual conference
India has sought a clear dispute settlement mechanism in the global agreement to end harmful fisheries subsidies for which talks are going on. Since the agreement is “rooted on the
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