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News
Make every dollar count: The impact of green credit regulation on corporate green investment efficiency
Jinfang TIAN, Siyang SUN, Wei CAO, Di BUE, and Rui XUE investigated the impact of public environmental regulation on the allocation of green credit to promote a shift towards a
Fossil Fuel communities support climate policy coupled with just transition assistance
Alexander Gazmarian delves into the preferences of communities dependent on fossil fuel production economy and the national public regarding the design of a transition assistance program accompanying climate policy. This
Green fiscal policy measures and nonstandard monetary policy in euro aera
Anna Bartocci, Alessandro Notarpietro, and Massimiliano Pisani explore the impact of a green fiscal policy that is designed to address the impact of climate change on macroeconomy and monetary policy,
Reports
Mapping India’s Energy Subsidies 2021: Time for renewed support to clean energy (IISD, GSI and CEEW)
This report examines how the Government of India has used subsidies to support the various energy sectors in India since announcing its renewable energy target of 175 GW by 2022,
A clean COVID-19 pandemic recovery: the global opportunity (EY Parthenon)
Ready-to-go renewable energy projects can provide emissions reduction, jobs and economic growth. With the right policy levers, areas in most need of jobs and growth can be winners in the green recovery.
Cutting Emissions Through Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform and Taxation (IISD)
This report models the climate change mitigation potential of fossil fuel subsidy reform across 32 countries. The results show how much greenhouse gas emissions—both in per cent as well as in absolute terms—countries can save by 2030.
Policy Briefs
Leveraging fiscal stimulus to improve energy transition: Case of South Korea and Indonesia
Strict lockdowns across the globe in response to the COVID-19 crisis have led to severe economic consequences. Compared to 2019, the global GDP in 2020 fell by 4.3 %, the
Fuelling the Recovery: How India’s path from fuel subsidies to taxes can help Indonesia
Over the past decade, India transitioned from high transport fuel subsidies to relatively high taxes, delivering significant revenue that most recently have funded the country’s COVID-19 response. Indonesia’s transport fuel
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 our societies. The immediate priority
