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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.

Fintech and environmental efficiency: The dual role of foreign direct investment in G20 nations
Myne Uddin, Abu Bakkar Siddik, Zhao Yuhuan, and Muhammad Abubakr Naeem examine the rise of advanced financial technologies (Fintech) and their impact on financial market dynamics and foreign direct investment. As

Green energy policies and energy poverty in Europe: Assessing low carbon dependency and energy productivity
Gonzalo H Soto and Xavier Martinez-Cobas explore the impact of the shift to a green economy on energy poverty. Energy poverty occurs when households struggle to afford adequate energy services
Reports

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 of market-based environmental policy instruments

Reconciling Carbon Pricing and Energy Policies in Developing Countries – Integrating Policies for a Clean Energy Transition (PMR)
The focus of the Report Reconciling Carbon pricing and Energy Policies in Developing Countries is how the objective of reducing emissions can be pursued alongside the priorities reflected in the

Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in Bangladesh: Findings and recommendations (GSI)
The report examines from a gender perspective the impact of kerosene subsidies and their reform in Bangladesh. The research found that potential kerosene price increases would appear to affect men