Carbon pricing is increasingly recognized as an important potential source of government revenue. Carbon revenues can be crucial in supporting cost-effective climate mitigation, industrial competitiveness and other economic and development objectives. Building on the report, ‘Using Carbon Revenues’, this webinar highlights how carbon revenues are used and how their effective communication is critical for public […]
The OECD will hold its 2019 Green Growth and Sustainable Development (GGSD) Forum on the theme of “Greening heavy and extractive industries: innovation and fiscal implications” in Paris, between the 26 and 27 of November. The Forum will address how the shift to a circular and low-carbon economy, which is required to meet the Sustainable […]
Co-organized by ILO, UN Environment Programme, UNDP, UNITAR, and UNIDO on the sidelines of COP25, the event on SDG 8 will demonstrate that climate action can be a driver for inclusive growth, job creation, rights and social justice. The event will be opened by a keynote address from H.E. Ms. Magdalena Valerio, Minister of Labour, […]
To achieve their national sustainable development goals, governments will not only need to spend more, but to spend better. While there is a common desire to see a greater impact from public spending, there remain many unanswered questions about how best to get there.
This webinar by the GGKP discusses the following questions: What economic impacts should we anticipate from the COVID-19 crisis? What implications will this have for other policy priorities such as poverty reductionand equality? What actions should governments consider to achieve balanced inclusive green growth through their COVID-19 responses? What should the green growth community be focused on in supporting […]
This webinar features a discussion of voices from GGGI, OECD, UNEP and the World Bank about the challenges and chances of sustainable development in the light of the COVID-19 crisis. A recorded version of the webinar is available at the event's website.
This webinar features a dialogue with the UNEP Finance Initiative, Ecobusiness Fund, UNEP, Permiam Global Colombia, Banco Hipotecario and Banco Promerica on the green opportunities after the COVID-19 pandemia. THE LANGUAGE OF THE WEBINAR IS SPANISH. To access the recorded version, follow this link.
In this webinar, organized jointly by the GGKP and the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), you can hear from experts from Colorado State University's School of Global Environmental Sustainability, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), ThyssenKrupp, University College London (UCL) and World Resources Institute (WRI) on what COVID-19 means for […]
This CDSB online event provides the most up-to-date analysis on environmental matters and climate-related disclosures by companies across Europe. Supported by the EU LIFE Programme, the evidence presented will also inform policy makers of the regulatory reforms needed to improve reporting in line with the Non-Financial Reporting Directive to meet the objectives of the EU […]
The Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action invites to a webinar on the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) Climate Framework. The webinar takes place on Thursday, May 28th from 8:00 to 10:00 AM EST. This webinar is hosted by the PEFA Secretariat under the Helsinki Principle 4. The PEFA Framework aims at assessing and reporting […]
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