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Destination Net Zero: The Urgent Need for a Global Carbon Tax on Aviation and Shipping
Simon Black, Ian Parry, Sunalika Singh, and Nate Vernon-Lin from the International Monetary Fund discuss the strategies available within the aviation and shipping sectors toward a more sustainable economy with
The impacts of climate and energy policy instruments on forest bioeconomy
Jenni Miettinen and Markku Ollikainen examine how climate and energy policies affect the forest bioeconomy. The latter focuses on the sustainable use of forest resources such as producing renewable materials
Green finance, green innovation, and industrial development in Africa
Tii N. Nchofoung, Ofeh Marilyn Edoh, and Nara Monkam provide key insights into the relationship between green finance, green innovation, and Africa’s industrialization journey using data from 41 African countries.
Reports
Taxing Energy Use for Sustainable Development: Opportunities for energy tax and subsidy reform in selected developing and emerging economies (OECD)
Economic recovery programmes provide opportunities for countries to focus on strategies for pursuing sustainable development, while taking the necessary steps to mobilise domestic resources. Sustainable development requires an alignment between
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 projects to the stage where
U.K. Spending 32 Times More On Fossil Fuels Than Renewables: Wärtsilä Report
The U.K. government is squandering an opportunity to move towards a zero carbon future by pumping billions of stimulus cash into fossil fuels and all but neglecting renewable energy, according
Policy Briefs
Stopping Payments to Polluters: Clearing the air with fossil fuel subsidy reform in China and India (GSI)
Addressing urban air pollution requires governments to reorient policies away from fossil fuel combustion. This Policy Brief by the Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) explores one such policy shift—the reform of
Phasing Out Fossil-Fuel Subsidies in the G20: A Progress Update (Earth Track)
This briefing by Earth Track reviews progress among G20 nations in implementing their 2009 commitment to ‘rationalize and phase out over the medium term inefficient fossil fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful
G20 Fossil-Fuel Subsidy Phase Out: A review of current gaps and needed changes to achieve success (Earth Track)
In 2009, the G20 nations committed to ‘rationalize and phase out over the medium term inefficient fossil fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption’. This briefing by Earth Track reviews the reporting and
