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.
A series of articles in policy options politiques take a closer look at the approach towards carbon pricing in several provinces of Canada. In British Columbia, the carbon tax was
In a recent editorial for EC Tax Review law journal, Han Kogels goes into the ambitious targets the EU has set for itself to reduce its GHG emissions progressively by
In a recently published Op-ed, the Chairman of Eunomia Research & Consulting, Dominic Hogg, shares his views on how the fiscal and financial system can help address the environmental crisis.
The Government of Ireland revealed their Climate Action Plan 2019 to tackle Climate Breakdown. The plan consist of 183 actions to support the government’s commitment to a “net zero carbon
This paper by R. Sumaila, V. Lam, F. Le Manach, W. Swartz and D. Pauly published in Marine Policy aims to provides an updated estimate of global fisheries subsidies. It
Much has been done over the years to improve fisheries management in OECD countries. Ongoing problems of over-fishing, overcapacity and the economic crisis intensify the need for reform. Although there
This workbook by the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) argues that a new investment and fiscal policy paradigm is required that better incorporates the economic value and financial benefits of biodiversity
This guide by the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) outlines some basic concepts to mobilise resources for biodiversity finance and describes how tax incentives, the removal of harmful subsidies and other
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