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Surprisingly small tweaks to carbon pricing could balance cost with fairness
Researchers believe they found a way to resolve the tradeoff between too many different carbon prices and the need for big cash transfers between countries

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
On carbon pricing, policymakers are now thinking beyond emissions trading
By Dave Keating Changes taking place in the UK and US could force a rethink of the EU’s flagship climate policy, the Emissions Trading Scheme. When
Reports

Taxing vehicles, fuels, and road use (OECD)
This paper discusses the main external costs related to road transport and the design of taxes to manage them. It provides an overview of evolving

Carbon pricing design: Effectiveness, efficiency and feasibility (OECD)
Carbon pricing helps countries steer their economies towards and along a carbon-neutral growth path. This paper considers how the design of carbon pricing instruments affects

Towards a green fiscal reform in the Slovak Republic (OECD)
Environmental fiscal reforms are an essential building block to steer countries onto a sustainable long-term development path. This paper develops proposals for strengthening the role
Policy Briefs

Special Series on Fiscal Policies to Respond to COVID-19 – Fiscal Policy Responses to the Sharp Decline in Oil Prices (IMF)
Oil prices have declined sharply as a result of both global demand contraction and supply increase. The urgent priority for oil exporters is to deploy

Special Series on Fiscal Policies to Respond to COVID-19 – Greening the Recovery (IMF)
Fiscal policy across the globe is rightly focused on fighting the COVID-19-induced economic crisis. But the climate change crisis remains, as does the need for

Policy Responses to COVID-19 – Policy Tracker (IMF)
This policy tracker summarizes the key economic responses governments are taking to limit the human and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tracker includes