Climate Change
News
Fossil fuel producers directly benefit from implicit subsidies on climate and health consequences
Fossil fuel producers in the U.S. are directly benefiting from implicit subsidies on the order of $62 billion a year because of inefficient pricing that
Unpaid environmental damages from fossil fuels are a $600B annual subsidy
Consumers get most of the benefits of unpaid costs, but companies get a slice, too. Arguments about our shift to renewable power often focus on
How to create twice as many jobs by integrating climate policies in COVID-19 economic recovery packages – An illustration from Cyprus
THEODOROS ZACHARIADIS, NESTOR FYLAKTOS, ELIAS GIANNAKIS, CONSTANTINOS TALIOTIS, MARIOS KARMELLOS, MARK HOWELLS, WILL BLYTH, STÉPHANE HALLEGATTE Everybody agrees that a strong policy response to COVID-19
Reports
National Emissions Trading System: Background Paper
Why do we need national emissions trading? In view of the major challenge that climate change poses to present and future generations due to greenhouse
Adaptation Gap Report 2020
The UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2020 finds that while nations have advanced in planning, huge gaps remain in finance for developing countries and bringing adaptation
Whose Green Recovery? Why poorer countries must not be left behind by richer countries’ recovery plans (ACT Alliance)
Poor countries could turn to fossil fuels as ‘green recovery’ leaves them behind says new report. A new report from development charity Christian Aid has
Policy Briefs
EU Climate Mitigation Policy (IMF)
This paper aims to contribute to the debate on the choice of policies to reach the more ambitious 2030 emission reduction goals currently under consideration.
Sectoral Policies for Climate Change Mitigation in the EU (IMF)
This paper discusses sectoral policies needed to achieve the ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets announced in the European Union’s Green Deal, complementing the
UNEP Policy Brief on Building Back Better – Role of Green Fiscal Policies
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the many fragilities of our economies, and deepened existing inequalities, while highlighting the need for resilience, innovation, and cooperation in
