Expert Meeting on “Economic instruments for the internalization of environmental costs” organized jointly by UN ECLAC and the Green Fiscal Policy Network

United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Santiago, Chile

On March 27th, 2019, an expert meeting on “Economic instruments for the internalization of environmental costs” co-organized by the Green Fiscal Policy Network was hosted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC). The objective was to discuss economic policy strategies and instruments that contribute to the achievement of the […]

GCET20 plenary session: Equity in green fiscal policy

GrandResort Amathus, Limassol, Cyprus

During the 20th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation the Green Fiscal Policy Network will host the final plenary session on Friday 27 September, between 16:15 – 17:45, at the Grand Resort Hotel, in Limassol, Cyprus. This plenary session will explore the equity dimension of green fiscal policies from different perspectives and some of the features […]

GGKP Webinar – Measuring What Matters: How Much Are Fossil Fuel Subsidies Costing Governments?

Fossil fuels subsidies impede sustainable development, drain national budgets and divert resources from other priorities such as health and education. In addition, they undermine public health and social welfare, driving air pollution, congestion and climate change. Understanding the size of fossil fuel subsidies is a key step towards enhanced transparency and can ultimately support efforts […]

Raising NDC ambition to reach climate action goals: Fossil fuel subsidies, energy pricing and swaps (IISD)

This panel discussion focused on best practices on fossil fuel subsidy reform and pricing based on country experience. Experts presented results on GHG emission reduction from energy modelling research from over 20 countries and considered possible fiscal scenarios to achieve climate action goals. Particular attention was given to fossil fuel subsidy phase-out, appropriate taxation level […]

Workshop – Climate finance mapping and planning: challenges and opportunities (CPI)

Hotel Pullman Madrid Airport & Feria Metro, Madrid, Spain

Monitoring past, present, and future public and private spending and investment patterns is essential to achieving climate mitigation and adaptation objectives. Such information helps measure progress, identify gaps, align flows and instruments for maximum impact and scale, and optimize the deployment of public resources in a way that can effectively and efficiently unlock private investment […]

Scaling up blended finance solutions (CPI)

Can public capital leverage the economic transformation needed? This COP side event, co-organized by Climate Policy Initiative, the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance, and IDFC member organizations, will bring together leaders in blended finance from the public and private sector to share lessons learned. Participants should expect to come away from the session with […]

Critical theme: Small-scale farming and the future of the European food system

January, 22, 2020 - Globally, small-scale farming is crucial for the sustainable production of food and being the main source of livelihoods for millions of people. In European food systems, the important but under-appreciated role of small-scale farmers is under threat from external drivers. At the same time, more people are concerned about the climate impacts of agriculture and demanding better, rather than more, food.

GGKP Webinar – Sustainability After COVID-19: Fiscal policies to green the recovery

We are happy to announce the GGKP webinar "Fiscal policies to green the recovery", co-organized by the Green Fiscal Policy Network, which takes place on July 7 15:00 to 16:30 CEST. Experts from Financial Times, Green Budget Europe, the Minsitry of Finance of Indonesia, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), University of Oxford and UNEP will […]

GFPN – UN ECLAC Technical Regional Workshop – Role of fiscal policies in a green COVID-19 recovery: Experience, Best Practice And Next Steps In the LAC region

With UN ECLAC, we organized a virtual event on the - Role of fiscal policies in a green COVID-19 recovery: Experience, Best Practice, And Next Steps In the LAC region - on October 13 and 14.   DAY 1. Tuesday, 13 October 2020 OPENING SESSION (16:00-17:00 CET): GREEN RECOVERY – THE ROLE OF GREEN FISCAL POLICIES SESSION 2 (17:00-18:00 […]