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Forest carbon payments: A multidisciplinary review of policy options for promoting carbon storage in EU member states
Aino Assmuth, Hilja Autto, Kirsi-Maria Halonen, Emmi Haltia, Suvi Huttunen, Jussi Lintunen, Annika Lonkila, Tiina M. Nieminen, Paavo Ojanen, Mikko Peltoniemi, Kaisa Pietilä, Johanna Pohjola, Esa-Jussi Viitala, Jussi Uusivuori provide
Green growth and net zero policy in the UK: Some conceptual and measurement issues
Victor Ajayi and Michael G. Pollitt are examining how the transition to net zero will impact the United Kingdom’s factor productivity growth in the long term. They are focusing on
Trilemma or Trinity? The nexus of economic growth, circular economy and net zero
Parantap Basu, Tooraj Jamasb, and Anupama Sen have developed a model to assess the feasibility of sustainable economic growth that can exist in a net zero, circular economy. They compare
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Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in Nigeria: Findings and recommendations (GSI)
The report examines from a gender perspective the impact of kerosene subsidies and their reform in Nigeria. The report finds that kerosene subsidies did not work well for poor women.
Canada’s Federal Fossil Fuel Subsidies in 2020 (IISD)
Canada has announced plans to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 but is currently not on track to meet its 2030 emissions reduction target. Meanwhile, fossil fuel subsidies undermine federal action
Exploring the Trade Impacts of Fossil Fuel Subsidies (GSI)
In recent years, growing attention has been given in various contexts to fossil fuel subsidies and the need to reform them. Discussion on the topic, however, has focused almost exclusively
