Climate Change
News

U.K. to Halt Subsidies for Fossil Fuel Projects Abroad
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been positioning himself as a leader in fighting global warming, an area where he can make common cause with President-elect

Let carbon pricing move NY toward renewable energy goal (Commentary)
By Ted Skerpon The nation is experiencing historic unemployment levels as a result of the ongoing pandemic. New York alone has lost more than 700,000 private sector

The die has been cast on Canada’s carbon tax. Now we just need the courage to implement it across the country
MARK JACCARD Implementing effective climate policy is extremely difficult. Just ask any honest politician – if you can find one. Climate-sincere politicians must motivate us
Reports

Government policies providing more than USD 500 billion to farmers every year distort markets, stifle innovation and harm the environment (OECD)
The latest edition of the OECD’s annual Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation report shows that the support policies implemented by the 54 countries studied –

Emissions trading with transaction costs (LSE / Grantham Institute)
While the prevalence of transaction costs in past and existing emissions trading schemes is a well-documented fact, the related theoretical literature has to a large

The fiscal implications of the low-carbon transition (OECD)
Fossil fuels play an important role in the budget of several governments. On the one hand, half of the countries identified as resource-rich derived 50%
Policy Briefs

Proposed Sustainability Checklist for Assessing Economic Recovery Interventions April 2020 (World Bank)
The checklist essentially raises questions that governments should consider to assess projects and zero in on the most promising. Many governments already have sophisticated decision

Green Stimulus Index – An assessment of the orientation of COVID-19 stimulus in relation to climate change, biodiversity and other environmental impacts (Vidid Economics)
Over the past 2 months the world has witnessed unprecedented government financial interventions in response to Covid-19. Economic stimulus packages announced to date include a

From containment to recovery: Environmental responses to the COVID-19 pandemic (OECD)
The focus of this brief is on the immediate steps that governments can take to ensure that emergency measures implemented to tackle the Coronavirus (COVID-19)