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Can Accounting for the True Cost of Food Change the Global Food System?
A new book argues that it’s not only possible to measure the human, social, and environmental impacts of food from production to consumption—it’s essential.
Working out finance plan for developing countries: COP26 president in India
Concluding his three-day India visit on Wednesday, COP26 president Alok Sharma said that he has requested the Indian government to consider raising ambitions in emission reduction targets and reiterated that a delivery plan on finance for developing countries is being put in place ahead of the conference in Glasgow later this year.
UK government reveals plans for £4bn hydrogen investment by 2030
The government hopes to attract at least £4bn of investment to the hydrogen economy by 2030 under plans to produce the equivalent of enough hydrogen to replace fossil fuel gas for heating and cooking in about 3m households in the UK.
Reports
Equity, Climate Justice, and Fossil Fuel Extraction: Principles for a Managed Phase Out (OilChange)
As COVID-19 and other factors force an unmanaged decline of oil and gas, a new peer-reviewed study by Greg Muttitt and Sivan Kartha outlines how policymakers can plan for a
IMF Fiscal Monitor – April 2020
April’s IMF Fiscal Monitor elaborates on the importance of fiscal measures to respond the COVID-19 related crisis. Chapter 1 argues that fiscal policies are at the forefront of responding to
The Future of Oil and Fiscal Sustainability in the GCC Region (IMF)
The oil market is undergoing fundamental change. New technologies are increasing the supply of oil from old and new sources, while rising concerns over the environment are seeing the world
