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SUMMARY:African Climate Week 2023
DESCRIPTION:The ACW 2023 will discuss climate solutions ahead of COP28. \nThis year’s Africa Climate Week (ACW) will take place from 4-8 September 2023 in Nairobi\, hosted by the government of Kenya.  ACW 2023 will be organized in parallel with the Africa Climate Summit on 4-6 September\, also hosted by Kenya. \n\n\n\nRegister here for ACW 2023 on the ACS23 page.\nNote: Conference registration closes on 25th August 2023 at 2359 hours East African Time (EAT). \n \nDiscover the ACW 2023 Overview Programme\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe first global stocktake will conclude at COP28 in UAE in December of this year. The stocktake offers a unique opportunity to call for decisive change. It is an opportunity to urgently respond to the need to accelerate progress by collectively embarking on a swift and profound transformation of our economic and social systems.\n\nACW 2023 and all the Regional Climate Weeks provide a platform for policymakers\, practitioners\, businesses and civil society to exchange on climate solutions\, barriers to overcome and opportunities realized in different regions.\nThe Weeks consider four major systems-based tracks with a view to providing region-focused contributions to inform the global stocktake:\n\n 	Energy systems and industry\n 	Cities\, urban and rural settlements\, infrastructure and transport\n 	Land\, ocean\, food and water\n 	Societies\, health\, livelihoods\, and economies\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGlobal Partners\n\n\n\n\nUN Development Programme\nUN Environment Programme\nUN Climate Change\nWorld Bank Group\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegional Partners\n\n\n\n\n\nAfrican Union (AU)\nECA\nAfrican Development Bank (AFDB)
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/african-climate-week-2023/
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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SUMMARY:The Elephant in the Room: How the G20 can veer from record fossil fuel support
DESCRIPTION:In 2009\, G20 governments committed to phasing out and rationalizing inefficient fossil fuel subsidies in the medium term\, but 14 years later\, the countries spent a record amount of public money to support coal\, oil\, and gas. What’s more\, the issue of fossil fuel subsidies is notoriously absent in this year’s G20 agenda ahead of the Delhi Summit in September. With extreme weather events increasingly ravaging the globe\, there is an urgent need to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels by shifting public financial flows away from them to directly support people and speed up the clean energy transition instead. \nThis webinar will offer a first glimpse at the findings of a new study by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and partners\, examining the volume of public financial support for fossil fuels in the G20 last year. The event will provide insights into how G20 countries can honour their subsidy reform commitments\, with speakers taking a close look at the trends\, challenges\, and opportunities associated with ending public support for fossil fuels.\nRegister Now! \nAgenda \nWelcome: Aarti Khosla\, Founder and Director\, Climate Trends \nFanning the Flames: Study overview: Tara Laan\, Senior Associate\, IISD \nPanel Discussion: \nDiala Hawila\, Programme Officer\, International Renewable Energy Agency\nNate Vernon\, Economist\, International Monetary Fund\nLivi Gerbase\, Policy Advisor\, Instituto de Estudos Socioeconômicos\nRepresentative (TBD)\, Environment and Climate Change Canada \nQ&A \nClosing Remarks: Shruti Sharma\, Senior Policy Advisor\, IISD
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/the-elephant-in-the-room-how-the-g20-can-veer-from-record-fossil-fuel-support/
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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SUMMARY:Public Finance: Financing Food Security and Food Systems Transformation
DESCRIPTION:The Good Food Finance Network (GFFN) is a coalition of organizations that aim to accelerate the flow of capital towards sustainable food systems\, coordinated and convened by the UN Environment Programme\, EAT\, Food Systems for the Future\, Access to Nutrition Initiative\, and World Business Council for Sustainable Development. GFFN is hosting the Second Annual Good Food Finance Week (GFFW) April 24 – 28 2023 which will include a series of virtual sessions aiming to bring together leaders in the food and finance industries to discuss the latest trends and innovations in financing sustainable food systems.\n\n \n\n \n\nThe week-long event will provide a platform for attendees to learn about the latest developments in financing food systems and explore opportunities for investment and collaboration. Featured sessions will include keynote speakers\, panel discussions\, and interactive workshops.\n\n \n\n \n\nOn Tuesday 25th April\, the GFFWeek will host a session on Public Finance: Financing Food Security and Food Systems Transformation\, organized by GFFN core partner Food Systems for the Future\, with the support of the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) and the FAIRR Initiative. This session will highlight opportunities for public and private actors to work better together towards good food finance\, with a view to making nutritious food affordable and accessible\, improve fiscal resilience\, and promote long-term sustainable socio-economic growth. This session will:\n\n 	Present the findings of the blog on Good Food System Transition: Repurposing agricultural support to promote fiscal resilience\, human and planetary health (read here).\n 	Introduce the Innovative Collaborative Funding Model as a funding mechanism for food systems transformation.\n 	Discuss with public and private stakeholders the opportunities to repurpose public and development expenditure and leverage private financial flows by de-risking sustainable food systems financing.\n\n \n\n \n\nWhat? Public Finance: Financing Food Security and Food Systems Transformation\n\nWhen? April 25th\, 2023\n\nWhere? Virtual\, during the Good Food Finance Week\n\nRegister here (https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqcu6rrzMqEtdQj43KoqobSfhDYLTSqgy4#/registration)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n 
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/public-finance-financing-food-security-and-food-systems-transformation/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:OECD In-Person Meeting on Green Budgeting\, 17-18 April 2023
DESCRIPTION:The OECD Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting will host a in-person meeting on Green Budgeting on 17-18 April.    Click here to register. To have more further information\, please contact  OECD Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting.
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/oecd-in-person-meeting-on-green-budgeting-17-18-april-2023/
LOCATION:OECD Headquarters\, Paris\, France
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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SUMMARY:The Role of Emissions Trading in Financing the Green Transition | Wednesday 29th March 14:00 CEST
DESCRIPTION:The International Carbon Action Partnership will hold the event in the “ETS for Policy Practitioners Webinar Series” — “The Role of Emissions Trading in Financing the Green Transition”. Register here.\n\nEmissions trading systems have grown in recent years as a tool to finance climate change mitigation and adaptation activities\, and to promote sustainable development. By setting a price on carbon emissions\, they create incentives for investment in low-carbon technologies\, rendering these more attractive than their fossil-based counterparts. Revenues from emissions trading are also increasingly used to fund public investment in low-carbon innovation\, de-risking early-stage technologies and helping to scale up necessary mitigation options. What have we learned to date about the intersection of emissions trading and finance? How are carbon markets shaping climate-related investment? Panellists will address these questions in the upcoming instalment of the ICAP webinar series “ETS for Policy Practitioners”.\n\nThe upcoming webinar will take place on Wednesday 29th March\, 14:00 – 15:30 CEST.\n\nThe following experts will provide their insights:\n\n 	Soffia Alarcon-Diaz\, Associate Director\, Americas at Schneider Electric Sustainability Business\n 	Ingmar Juergens\, CEO and Co-Founder at Climate & Company\n\nMichael Mehling\, Deputy Director at the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy\, MIT will be moderating the session.\n\nPlease register here for the event.
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/the-role-of-emissions-trading-in-financing-the-green-transition-wednesday-29th-march-1400-cest/
LOCATION:Onlline
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230202T150000
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SUMMARY:Tracking climate-consistent finance flows
DESCRIPTION:How much progress are we making on the third long-term goal of the Paris Agreement? Article 2.1(c) seeks to make finance flows ‘consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate-resilient development’. Some countries are making huge strides towards ensuring that their finance flows are Paris-aligned. However\, little is known about collective progress against Article 2.1(c) despite its importance as part of the Global Stocktake (GST) of the Paris Agreement implementation in 2023. To guide discussions around Article 2.1(c) at CoP28 in Dubai\, this event will develop thinking around a framework for tracking progress towards Article 2.1(c). Panellists offer a variety of global and country-level perspectives to lay out the challenges\, opportunities and needs of such a framework and how it can be integrated into the UNFCCC-related processes. \nHeld by ODI\, Germanwatch and iGST. \n\n\n\nThis event is online only\, and will be livestreamed to the public on the day. \nRegister here to receive a calendar invite\, URL and reminder.
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/tracking-climate-consistent-finance-flows/
LOCATION:Onlline
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Cairo:20221111T151500
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Cairo:20221111T161500
DTSTAMP:20221107T230106Z
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SUMMARY:COP 27 Side Event | Measuring Fossil Fuel Subsidies in the Context of the SDGs: Increasing transparency in times of high energy prices
DESCRIPTION:Fossil fuel subsidies have many negative economic\, social\, and environmental consequences. Under SDG 12\, United Nations member states committed to rationalize inefficient fossil fuel subsidies. To measure progress on this target\, SDG indicator 12.c.1 tracks the global size of fossil fuel subsidies\, primarily using data provided by international organizations. Despite being classified as a Tier I indicator\, the data reported varies in terms of depth and scope depending on the country.\n\nTo improve the quality of the data and better inform policy making\, SDG 12.c.1 aims to make this data collection process more country-driven with governments taking full ownership. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)\, the custodian agency of this indicator\, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)\, and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) have therefore collaborated in developing a methodology to provide governments with guidance and to build capacity through various regional workshops. Yet\, only few UN member states have submitted data so far.\n\nThis session\, organized by IISD with support from UNEP\, aims to raise awareness about how this indicator can help increase transparency about fossil fuel subsidies. This comes at a critical moment when many governments are adopting new subsidies to shield their populations and economies from current high energy prices or to ensure a stable energy supply\, which is becoming a large drain on their budgets.\n\nThe session will also highlight the latest available global fossil fuel subsidy data and invite governments from both the Global North and South to present their approaches to measuring their fossil fuel subsidies to allow sharing of good practices.\n\nThe event will take place on November 11\, 2022 at 15:15 – 16:15 (Cairo time) at the SDG Pavilion of COP27. The event will also be broadcasted online.\n\nHere to read more and register the event.\n\n 
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/cop-27-side-event-measuring-fossil-fuel-subsidies-in-the-context-of-the-sdgs-increasing-transparency-in-times-of-high-energy-prices/
LOCATION:Onlline
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221103T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221103T170000
DTSTAMP:20221027T085634Z
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SUMMARY:OECD Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting meeting
DESCRIPTION:The OECD Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting and the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action will host a virtual meeting on Green Budgeting on Thursday 3 November 2022 at 15:00 (Paris time).\n\n \n\n \n\nRegister here to access event agenda and meeting link. To have more further information\, please contact  OECD Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting and the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action.
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/oecd-paris-collaborative-on-green-budgeting-meeting/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Bangkok:20220927T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Bangkok:20220928T100000
DTSTAMP:20220926T093513Z
CREATED:20220926T093513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220926T093513Z
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SUMMARY:UNEP-UN ESCAP SDG Indicator 12.c.1 Online Training for the Pacific region
DESCRIPTION:Technical training workshop on Indicator 12.c.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals \nAmount of fossil-fuel subsidies per unit of GDP (production and consumption)  \n27 September 2022\, 8am – 9.30am Bangkok time (GMT +7 hours)\n28 September 2022\, 8am – 10am Bangkok time (GMT +7 hours)\n \nThe scale and impact of fossil fuel subsidies imply challenges and opportunities on the path to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The use of fossil fuels and their promotion through subsidy schemes can negatively affect the ability of governments to achieve key goals\, and weighs heavily on the national fiscal balance. The need to reform fossil fuel subsidies globally was highlighted by the creation of SDG target 12.c on the rationalisation of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies\, and its related indicator 12.c.1.\n\nUNEP and UN ESCAP are co-organising a training for relevant stakeholders\, with support from the Pacific Community\, with the purpose of building the capacity of Pacific government offices in monitoring data related to the SDG 12.c.1 indicator.It will provide participants with a clear understanding of the topic of fossil fuel subsidies at a national level and in the Asia Pacific region\, and guide them through the methodology and template developed for measuring fossil fuel subsidies through SDG12.c.1.
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/unep-un-escap-sdg-indicator-12-c-1-online-training-for-the-pacific-region/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Events organized by the Green Fiscal Policy Network
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220706T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220706T143000
DTSTAMP:20220628T081050Z
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SUMMARY:Shifting Taxes in order to Achieve Green Goals
DESCRIPTION:How could shifting the tax burden from labour to pollution and resources help the EU reach its climate goals? \nTaxation is a key component to fulfilling the EU’s climate goals. To reduce carbon emissions\, and achieve a sustainable economy more generally\, incentives have to be in alignment with green policy objectives. One of the ways to do this is by shifting the tax burden from labour towards pollution and resources. Hopefully\, that would also lead to a decrease in unemployment and to job creation. \nIn this event\, jointly organised with Goldschmeding Foundation and Ex’Tax\, we will hear from the creators of the Ex’Tax project. They will present their proposal and in the subsequent discussion we will examine the possible implementation with representatives of EU member states.
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/shifting-taxes-in-order-to-achieve-green-goals/
LOCATION:Bruegel\, Rue de la Charite 33\,\, Brussels\, 1210\, Belgium
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Bangkok:20220601T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Bangkok:20220603T160000
DTSTAMP:20220926T095910Z
CREATED:20220926T093228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220926T095910Z
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SUMMARY:UNEP-UN ESCAP SDG Indicator 12.C.1 Online Training for the Asia region
DESCRIPTION:High-level presentation and technical training workshop on Indicator 12.c.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals \nAmount of fossil-fuel subsidies per unit of GDP (production and consumption)  \n1-3 June 2022\, 2.00pm – 4.00pm Bangkok time (GMT +7 hours) \nThe scale and impact of fossil fuel subsidies imply challenges and opportunities on the path to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The use of fossil fuels and their promotion through subsidy schemes negatively affects the ability of governments to achieve key goals\, and weighs heavily on the national fiscal balance. The need to reform fossil fuel subsidies globally was highlighted by the creation of SDG target 12.c on the rationalisation of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies\, and its related indicator 12.c.1.\n\nUNEP and UN ESCAP are co-organising a training for relevant stakeholders. This workshop aims to provide participants with a clear understanding of the topic of fossil fuel subsidies at a national level and in the Asia Pacific region\, and guide them through the methodology and template developed for measuring fossil fuel subsidies through SDG12.c.1.\n\nAll materials for the event can be found on this page.\n\n 
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/unep-un-escap-sdg-indicator-12-c-1-online-training-for-the-asia-region/
CATEGORIES:Other Past events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220523T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220525T120000
DTSTAMP:20220609T100918Z
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SUMMARY:UNEP-UNECE SDG Indicator 12.C.1 Online Training
DESCRIPTION:High-level presentation and technical training workshop on Indicator 12.c.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals  \nAmount of fossil-fuel subsidies per unit of GDP (production and consumption) \nand as a proportion of total national expenditure on fossil fuels \n23-24-25 May 2022\, 09.00 – 12.00 Geneva time (CEST/GMT +2 hours)   \nThe scale and impact of fossil fuel subsidies imply challenges and opportunities on the path to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). On the one hand\, the use of fossil fuels and their promotion through subsidy schemes negatively affects the ability of governments to achieve key goals\, such as reducing poverty\, improving health\, achieving gender equality\, access to energy and combating climate change. At the same time\, it is necessary to ensure that poor households\, which are particularly vulnerable to price increases\, can obtain or maintain access to energy.\n\nUNEP and UN ECE co-organised this training for relevant stakeholders. This training provided participants with a clear understanding of the methodology developed for measuring fossil fuel subsidies through SDG12.c.1 and included a presentation of the template\, as well as definitions and national experiences of fossil fuel statistics\, globally and in the European region. The meeting saw over 80 participants. Participants were encouraged to be part to the event through series of exercises and group discussion.
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/unep-unece-sdg-indicator-12-c-1-online-training/
CATEGORIES:Other Past events
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SUMMARY:A Peek into Training: The Macroeconomics of Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:On April 19 at 3pm ET\, International Monetary Fund First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath and economists Chen Chen (from GFPN) and Irene Yackovlev will introduce the new IMF course on the Macroeconomics of Climate Change. \n 
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/a-peek-into-training-the-macroeconomics-of-climate-change/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211022
DTSTAMP:20211011T230910Z
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SUMMARY:PRI Digital Conference
DESCRIPTION:This October\, the PRI will bring together investors\, policymakers and other sustainable finance stakeholders from around the world for an online exchange of views and ideas.  Momentum is building on the road to the pivotal COP26 summit\, the first year of the Biden administration is in full swing\, and the world is still reeling from the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic – with all eyes tracking the progress of the vaccine rollout.  Delivered in English\, French and Japanese\, the PRI Digital Conference will deliver an incisive program spanning time zones\, geographies\, and of course the most critical themes for responsible investors in 2021. Register now to secure your place. 		\n	\n			Learn More and Register		\n			Go
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/pri-digital-conference/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211023
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SUMMARY:Resetting the Global Economy - ICC International Trade & Prosperity Week
DESCRIPTION:01.  WHAT IS IT? ICC ITPW is the ICC’s flagship event of the year and takes place from 18th – 22nd October 2021 and this year’s theme is Resetting the Global Economy. By focussing on practical global case studies and initiatives\, this event will share international best practices with the aim of providing a set of practical policy takeaways that will be promoted widely and fed into our policy forums at the UN\, WTO and G20. DAY 1 – Trade Priorities\, Trends & Analysis DAY 2 – Climate Action & Sustainable Growth DAY 3 – Digital Trade DAY 4 – Human Rights\, Tackling the Trade Finance Gap & Cybersecurity DAY 5 – ICC Global Alliance Day – webinars hosted by the ICC global community \n02.\n \n \nWHY ATTEND? \nThe International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is unique in that it brings together the global perspective and are the only business organisation with UN Observer Status\, B20 Co-founder/Network Partner\, strategic partner to the WTO\, UNFCCC business focal point for climate change and convener of the UN SDG Business Forum. \n\nInternational audience and speakers bringing you insights from across the world\nOpportunity to network in advance of the event using a new virtual platform\nCreate your own agenda\, select the webinars most relevant to you and make global connections\n\n03.  ABOUT THE 2021 THEMEThe world’s economy is at a critical juncture. We must ensure continued policy support is given to help reset the global economy. Now more than ever\, we need greater collaboration and co-ordination across global institutions\, governments\, policy makers and business to help minimise disruption and utilise this challenging time to rebuild a more inclusive\, sustainable and greener economy. ICC ITPW 2021 specifically addresses “how” companies\, organisations and governments are implementing solutions that deliver more inclusive\, sustainable and greener outcomes to build back better. 		\n	\n			Schedule		\n			Go		\n	\n	\n			Speakers		\n			Go		\n	\n	\n			Learn More		\n			Go		\n	\n	\n			Register		\n			Go
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/resetting-the-global-economy-icc-international-trade-prosperity-week/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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SUMMARY:OECD Forum on Green Finance and Investment
DESCRIPTION:While green finance markets have grown substantially in the past decade\, most of the hard work of financing and implementing the low-carbon transition remains. The bulk of global economic activity remains emissions-intensive\, and transition finance is still in its infancy. Long-term low-emissions strategies and associated policies to align with or converge towards net-zero emission pathways are needed quickly if this is truly to be the decade for climate action.  \nFurther\, effective market instruments for climate transition\, and efficient market pricing of climate risks and opportunities\, are critical to incentivise action and make progress towards climate and environmental objectives. These actions and other steps towards economic transformation\, will need to occur in the context of ongoing COVID-19 challenges and recovery\, and synergies between climate action and broader well-being objectives will need to be realised and maximized. \nThis pioneering annual event convenes leading actors across the green finance community to help catalyze and support the transition to a green\, low-emissions and climate-resilient global economy. 		\n	\n			Learn More and Register		\n			Go
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/oecd-forum-on-green-finance-and-investment-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210930T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210930T150000
DTSTAMP:20210928T145908Z
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SUMMARY:How Green Bonds Are Financing Sustainable Development
DESCRIPTION:On 30 September (9h00 ART / 14h00 CEST / 19h00 WIB) join GGKP for the webinar How Green Bonds Are Financing Sustainable Development. The panel will delve into the opportunities\, challenges and the broad potential of green bonds for driving forward sustainable development in advance of the climate finance and biodiversity discussions planned for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). During this event\, we will hear from municipal and national leaders and experts from Argentina\, Indonesia and South Africa on how green bonds are being accessed and utilized; the purpose and function of green finance taxonomies; why tailor-made sustainability frameworks are key to success; and the importance of South-South Cooperation for exchange of best practice and lessons learned. Discuss questions will include:What is the purpose of national green taxonomies?Why are fit-for-purpose green finance frameworks necessary?What are key opportunities for country exchange and mutual learning?How are municipalities approaching the question of green bonds in the context of their mandates?		\n	\n			Learn More		\n			Go		\n	\n	\n			Register		\n			Go
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/how-green-bonds-are-financing-sustainable-development/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211002
DTSTAMP:20210726T231802Z
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SUMMARY:3rd World Bank Tax Conference: New Tax Instruments
DESCRIPTION:The 3rd World Bank Tax Conference\, co-organized with the TaxDev Centre\, will bring together leading researchers and policy makers to discuss recent research on new tax instruments\, including carbon taxes and other environmental taxes\, taxes on the digital economy\, and novel sin taxes such as taxes on carbonated drinks. \nIn the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic\, the need for countries to raise government revenue is immense\, as is the need to tax in an equitable and efficient manner. Meanwhile\, the nature of our economies is changing rapidly. Climate change continues almost unabatedly\, the size of the digital economy is growing exponentially\, and many countries face rising rates of obesity. Governments are exploring new tax instruments to address negative externalities and finance public goods provision in this fast-changing world. \nThe conference will feature a keynote address by Professor Carolyn Fischer\, Canada 150 Research Chair in Climate Economics at the University of Ottawa and Professor of Environmental Economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam\, research presentations and academic discussions\, and a special session in which policy makers will present policy proposals and receive feedback from academics. \n\nLearn More\nGo
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/3rd-world-bank-tax-conference-new-tax-instruments/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210923T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210923T170000
DTSTAMP:20210921T075137Z
CREATED:20210921T074948Z
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SUMMARY:Integration of Environmental Linkages in COVID-19 Recovery Plans
DESCRIPTION:Join us in this this UNEP-UNDP workshop addressing the environmental linkages of COVID-19 impacts faced by the Member States. The aim of the workshop is to provide guidance on the process and methodology to be followed in order to incorporate various environmental elements and cross-cutting issues in the recovery planning process. In addition\, the workshop outlines the expertise and resources available of UNEP and UNDP to assist UN Country Teams in conducting recovery planning exercise for Member States. The workshop will also present case studies from South Africa and Zambia on their incorporation of environmental aspects in recovery planning. Save the date: Thursday 23rd of September 15h00-16h30 CEST 		\n	\n			Register Here		\n			Go
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/integration-of-environmental-linkages-in-covid-19-recovery-plans/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210923T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210923T163000
DTSTAMP:20210903T071923Z
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SUMMARY:Raising climate ambition and promoting green recovery
DESCRIPTION:The NDC Partnership\, EUROCLIMA+ programme of the European Union\, GIZ\, the Chilean Ministry of Environment\, and the UNFCCC are organizing a virtual exchange to promote the acceleration of climate ambition and green recovery. The exchange will include country experiences from different world regions on how the process of revising and updating their Nationally Determined Contributions can boost an inclusive and sustainable economic recovery. The selected country experiences will focus on increasing ambition and building a long-term vision to meet the climate targets of the Paris Agreement\, in the context of the COVID pandemic.  The event aims at generating an exchange of experiences on how climate ambition will guide and promote a green recovery\, based on a long-term vision to move countries towards carbon neutrality and resilience. The event will be hosted in English with Spanish interpretation available. 		\n			Speakers		\n		Mr. Pablo Vieira\, Global Director\, NDC Partnership – ModeratorMs. Carolina Schmidt\, Minister of the Environment\, The Republic of ChileMr. Keriako Tobiko\, Cabinet Secretary\, The Republic of KenyaMr. Carlos Ruiz Garvia\, Lead of the Regional Collaboration Center in Panama\, UNFCCCSpeaker – Armenia		\n	\n			Learn More and Register		\n			Go
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/raising-climate-ambition-and-promoting-green-recovery/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210922T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210922T190000
DTSTAMP:20210921T074559Z
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SUMMARY:Green Recovery Dialogue: Advancing a Green and Inclusive Recovery Through Adaptation and Resilience
DESCRIPTION:The global health and economic crisis wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic has been compounded by unprecedented weather events. Disasters continue to threaten food security\, accelerate biodiversity loss\, endanger livelihoods\, and increase social inequality. These risks are poised to intensify amid a changing climate. As governments develop and implement economic recovery packages\, adaptation and resilience priorities must be embedded to help address these impacts.   Join us for an event to examine the technical adaptation and resilience aspects necessary for a green recovery. The event will discuss opportunities for integrating adaptation and resilience into pandemic response and recovery measures that also inform National Adaptation Plans and other climate priorities. It will also highlight the perspectives of national and local governments and the challenges of adopting long-term adaptation interventions that immediately respond to the health\, social\, and fiscal impacts of COVID-19.   This event is the first in the Green Recovery Dialogue\, a series of high-level events\, hosted by the Climate Support Facility and the Green Recovery Initiative\, that seek to elevate the discussion around how investing in green recovery efforts can accelerate low-carbon\, climate resilient development. These discussions will be held regularly to raise the discourse on the technical considerations of green recovery and elevate the need for countries to align economic stimulus efforts with the climate targets under the Paris Agreement. 		\n	\n			Register Here		\n			Go
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/green-recovery-dialogue-advancing-a-green-and-inclusive-recovery-through-adaptation-and-resilience/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210920T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210920T150000
DTSTAMP:20210916T132731Z
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SUMMARY:Biodiversity and International Trade Policy: Issues\, Opportunities and Challenges
DESCRIPTION:About the Event		\n		Who: Join our monthly webinar series ‘Trade and Nature: Trade-offs and Solutions’ by the GCRF Trade\, Development and the Environment Hub. The GCRF TRADE Hub (launched in 2019) has already produced several impactful publications and reports. Our researchers are exploring frontiers of transformative change within the trade-environment-development nexus\, and there are novel insights and empirical evidence being developed within the Hub that merit sharing. When: 20 September 2021 Time: 14:00 – 15:00 BST Register here: https://bit.ly/BiodiversityAndTradePolicy 		\n			Speakers		\n		Carolyn Deere Birkbeck\, Director of the Forum on Trade\, Environment and the SDGs (TESS)\, Founder and Board Chair of Global Policy Reporting\, Senior Researcher at the Institute’s Global Governance Centre\, Associate Fellow of Chatham House\, and Senior Research Associate at the University of Oxford’s Global Economic Governance Programme. James Vause\, Lead Economist at UNEP-WCMC. He recently co-authored the Trade and the Biosphere chapter for the Dasgupta Review of the Economics of Biodiversity. Zhou Mi\, Deputy Director at the Institute of American and Oceania Study in the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CAITEC)\, Post-Doct in Fudan University\, Visiting Scholar of Stanford University\, Visiting Scholar of Korean International Economy Policy Institute. Matheus Couto\, Programme Officer at UNEP-WCMC Brazil. He supports UNEP-WCMC and UNEP Brazil Country Office on biodiversity\, sustainable development and ecosystem restoration issues. 		\n	\n			Learn More		\n			Go		\n	\n	\n			Register		\n			Go		\n	\n			Upcoming webinars in the series:		\n		Webinar 2: ‘Science-based decision-making: Metrics and tools from the TRADE Hub’ 19th of October\, 14:00 – 15:00 BST.Please register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0odu2vrDotG93qDSsrn8niak76wMAZsjJs \nWebinar 3: ‘Trade\, Biodiversity and Climate Change’. 23rd of November\, 12:00 – 13:00 BST.Please register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvd-isqz4iHdLtgDRsAIIbX2Z888tnGNE9
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/biodiversity-and-international-trade-policy-issues-opportunities-and-challenges/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210917
DTSTAMP:20210730T191323Z
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SUMMARY:Unlocking capital for sustainability 2021
DESCRIPTION:Unlocking capital for sustainability is an annual premiere event organised by Eco-Business in partnership with UN Environment Programme (UNEP) that brings together high-level decision makers in finance\, business\, government and civic society to discuss and commit to actionable initiatives that mobilise the capital markets for sustainable development. 		\n		Rebuilding our economies in a post-Covid-19 era has never been more urgent. All around the world\, countries are still facing social and economic fallout from the global pandemic. The International Monetary Fund estimates that global GDP shrank an unprecedented 3.3 per cent in 2020 — the world’s worst recession since the Great Depression. Yet\, vaccination rollouts and new responses are providing glimmers of hope. The IMF is now predicting a stronger recovery with growth projected to be 6 per cent in 2021. Daunting challenges remain\, however. Recoveries are diverging across and within countries — particularly in the Asia Pacific region — creating large gaps in living standards\, vaccination programmes and government support. Against this backdrop\, the role of finance in this recovery has come sharply into focus\, with a growing chorus of stakeholders demanding sustainable recovery investments. In 2020\, ESG investments more than doubled — with investors pouring in a record US$51 billion. While a positive sign\, the lack of global standards on ESG funds and sustainable finance instruments has attracted widespread criticism of greenwashing. How can the financial sector adequately respond to these global concerns? What is the role of finance in the green recovery in Asia Pacific\, and how can public and private sectors collaborate to scale credible ESG investments? This September 16\, we will convene leading minds from government\, financial institutions and civic society around the world for this important conversation. Partners include: OCBC Bank\, Refinitiv\, UOB\, Wilmar\, Endowus\, Equilibrium\, Fair Finance Asia\, S&P Global Market Intelligence\, Sindicatum Renewable Energy\, AVPN\, CDP\, ClientEarth\, Climate Governance Malaysia\, Global Compact Network Singapore\, Singapore Institude of Directors Speakers include: \n\nSteven Stone\, Chief\, Resources and Markets Branch\, Economy Division\, UNEP\nLim Hwee Hua\, Co-Chairman\, Tembusu Partners; former Second Minister of Finance\, Singapore\nElaine Lam\, Head of Global Banking\, OCBC Bank\nEric Lim\, Chief Sustainability Officer\, UOB Bank\nElena Philipova\, Global Head of ESG Proposition\, Refinitiv		\n	\n			Learn More		\n			Go		\n	\n	\n			Register		\n			Go
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/unlocking-capital-for-sustainability-2021/
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210914T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210914T170000
DTSTAMP:20210830T093245Z
CREATED:20210827T113348Z
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SUMMARY:High-Level Report Launch: “A multi-billion-dollar opportunity: Repurposing agricultural support to transform food systems”
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that worldwide agricultural support to producers accounts for almost USD 540 billion a year?  Global support to agricultural producers totals half a trillion dollars and is set to soar even higher in the coming years. But the current way this support is provided has led to farming practices that are harmful to nature and health\, thus working against sustainable\, equitable\, and efficient food systems. We need to rethink\, repurpose and reform this support\, increasing its efficiency and the way it can support our path towards healthier people and planet and achieving Zero Hunger. As a global call-to-action to repurpose agricultural support\, join us for the launch of the report A Multi-billion-dollar Opportunity: Repurposing Agricultural Support to Transform Food Systems\, co-produced by FAO\, UNEP\, and UNDP. This public\, live event will bring together a round of influential speakers TBA who will share learning\, insights\, best practices to inspire and inform fundamental shifts in how we can accelerate and scale repurposing our support to food systems globally. A high-level opening will be followed by a technical discussion\, highlighting the key analysis of the report: An updated estimate of agricultural support\, covering 88 countries\, over time and considering different country groupsThe impacts of agricultural support on nature\, climate change\, health\, nutrition\, and equity and the implications of reforming themOpportunities for repurposing and benefits6-step guide on how to repurpose agricultural supportOvercoming challenges in the short to longer-term\, based on country experiences		\n	\n			Learn More		\n			Go		\n	\n	\n			Register		\n			Go
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/high-level-report-launch-a-multi-billion-dollar-opportunity-repurposing-agricultural-support-to-transform-food-systems/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210916
DTSTAMP:20211213T155026Z
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SUMMARY:Role Of Fiscal Policies In A Green COVID-19 Recovery: Experience\, Best Practice And Next Steps In The Asia-Pacific Region
DESCRIPTION:Together with UN ESCAP\, we organized a webinar series on the 14th and 15th of September on the – Role of fiscal policies in a green COVID-19 recovery: Experience\, Best Practice\, And Next Steps In the Asia-Pacific region.\n\n\n\n\n 	SESSION 1:\nThe role of green fiscal policies in the recovery: Findings from the Global Recovery Observatory and the UNESCAP 2021 Socio-Economic Survey \n 	SESSION 2:\nSustainable public financing for a green recovery to achieve the SDGs and the PARIS Agreement: Green bonds and green budgeting\n 	SESSION 3:\nRound table discussion on fiscal policy as an enabler for scaling up private investment in support of a green recovery\n 	SESSION 4:\nThe potential for fossil fuel subsidy reform and carbon pricing to contribute to building forward better\n 	SESSION 5:\nThe political economy of green fiscal policies in the context of green recovery\n\n\n\n\nContinue reading the documentation of the workshop here. 
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/role-of-fiscal-policies-in-a-green-covid-19-recovery-experience-best-practice-and-next-steps-in-the-asia-pacific-region-2/
CATEGORIES:Events organized by the Green Fiscal Policy Network,Past events organized by GFPN
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210916
DTSTAMP:20211012T020247Z
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SUMMARY:Role of Fiscal Policies in a Green COVID-19 Recovery: Experience\, Best Practice and Next Steps in the Asia-Pacific Region
DESCRIPTION:SUMMARY\nIn September 2021 during the run-up to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference\, leading experts from governments\, international organizations\, think tanks and academia came together to discuss the role of fiscal policies in the Green Covid-19 Recovery in Asia-Pacific.\n\nThis online workshop\, one of a series hosted by the Green Fiscal Policy Network (GFPN)  in partnership with the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP)\, focused on the potential of green fiscal policy to align environmental\, social and economic goals to pave the way for a green recovery in Asia Pacific.\n\n\nBackground Paper\nDownload\n\n\nWorkshop Agenda\nDownload\n\nSESSIONS & RESOURCES\n\n\n\n\nSession # \n\n\nSession Title \n\n\nLink \n\n\n\n\n1 \n\n\nGreen recovery and green\nfiscal policy \n\n\nView resources \n\n\n\n\n2 \n\n\nThe role of green budgeting\nand green bonds \n\n\nView resources \n\n\n\n\n3 \n\n\nGreen fiscal policy and\nprivate investment frameworks \n\n\nView resources \n\n\n\n\n4 \n\n\nCarbon pricing and fossil\nfuel subsidy reform \n\n\nView resources \n\n\n\n\n5 \n\n\nThe political economy of\ngreen fiscal policy \n\n\nView resources \n\n\n\n\nSESSION 1: The Role of Green Fiscal Policies in the Recovery: Findings From the Global Recovery Observatory and the UNESCAP 2021 Socio-economic Survey\n    By loading the video\, you agree to YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more  Load video      \nSummary\nIn his welcome speech\, Kaveh Zahedi\, Deputy Executive Secretary of ESCAP\, set the stage by pointing towards the ‘window of opportunity’ the crisis has brought to align Covid recovery efforts with national climate mitigation and adaption aspirations. At the same time\, he made clear that only a fraction of recovery spending in Asia-Pacific developing countries has had green characteristics\, showcasing the need for countries to “radically change course to avoid locking in further inequality\, vulnerability and environmental degradation”. Chief of UNEP’s Resources & Markets Branch Steven Stone used his welcoming words to emphasize the centrality of fiscal policy for a successful green recovery\, describing it as “the hardwire of our economies”.\n\nMr. Zahedi’s message was underlined by Brian O’ Callaghan from the University of Oxford\, who presented the findings of the Global Recovery Observatory\, which show that just 21.5% of recovery spending has been green\, leaving considerable room for improvement. The lack of green investment in practice is in stark contrast to the results of a 2020 global survey of leading economists\, which concluded that “green investment can bring stronger growth than traditional alternatives\, while also protecting human health and the environment”.\n\nJiyoung Choi\, Director of Green Climate Policy Division of the Ministry of Economy and Finance\, presented South Korea’s ambitious Green New Deal that aims to “support the structural transition of the overall economy and society”. This innovative green recovery plan sets out to tackle significant challenges the country is facing\, such as dependence on coal and the need to drive renewable energy transition and is expected create 2.5 million new jobs.\n\nSubsequent discussions highlighted the importance of prioritizing clean and efficient spending and long-term low-carbon investments\, rather than short-term unsustainable spending on fossil fuels. The contrast between average rescue and recovery spending in advanced economies (USD 12\,000 per person) and emerging market and developing economies (USD 20 per person) brought to the fore the importance of a just transition\, not only at national level\, but also internationally.\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nName \n\n\nOrganization \n\n\nTitle \n\n\n\n\nKaveh Zahedi \n\n\nUNESCAP \n\n\nDeputy Executive\nSecretary \n\n\n\n\nSteven Stone \n\n\nUNEP \n\n\nChief\, Resources and\nMarkets Branch \n\n\n\n\nHamza Ali Malik \n\n\nUNESCAP \n\n\nDirector\, Macroeconomic\nPolicy and Financing for Development \n\n\n\n\nBrian O’Callaghan \n\n\nSmith School of\nEnterprise and the Environment\, University of Oxford \n\n\nPhD Candidate in Energy\nFinance\, Australian Rhodes Scholar \n\n\n\n\nJiyoung Choi \n\n\nMinistry of Economy and\nFinance\, Republic of Korea \n\n\nDirector\, Green Climate\nPolicy Division \n\n\n\n\nBack to Top\nSESSION 2: Sustainable Public Financing for a Green Recovery to Achieve the SDGs and the Paris Agreement: Green Bonds and Green Budgeting\n    By loading the video\, you agree to YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more  Load video      \nPresentations\n\n 	Greening Public Financial Management (PFM) | Delphine Anne Moretti\, IMF\n 	Green budgeting for a green recovery | Margaux Lelong\, OECD\n 	The BIOFIN approach to green budgeting | Kirthisri Wijeweera\, UNDP\n\nSummary\nIn this session\, Delphine Moretti presented the IMF approach to Green Public Financial Management and explained how such approaches can help governments prioritise and reallocate resources within countries’ existing fiscal space and integrate environmental concerns systematically in budgetary decision-making. Margaux LeLong and Jon Blondal of the OECD presented the role of green budgeting within green recovery\, from including climate perspectives in macro-fiscal forecasting\, reporting on how stimulus packages help meet green objectives\, to mobilising additional resources through green taxation. Kirthisri Wijeweera emphasised the importance of greening public finance\, revenue and expenditure\, to promote a green recovery within the framework of UNDP’s BIOFIN approach to biodiversity financing.\n\nPaola Alvarez\, Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Finance of the Philippines\, presented climate change expenditure tagging and described its role in identifying financing gaps in different sectors. Ms. Alvarez emphasized the role of the Philippine Sustainable Finance Inter-Agency Council in mainstreaming climate change across government to “mobilise climate finance towards investments for a green economic recovery”.\n\nAs in the first session\, during the discussion speakers reiterated the need for international solidarity and climate justice in the face of the huge climate costs faced by many countries in Asia-Pacific. Indeed\, an estimated USD 4.2 billion will be required to address the impacts of climate change in the Philippines from 2015 to 2030. The importance of long-term investment planning to reduce risk and avoid unnecessary and avoidable spending later on was reiterated.\nSpeakers\n\n\n\nName\nOrganization\nTitle\n\n\nDelphine Moretti\nIMF\nPFM Regional Advisor\, Southeast Asia\n\n\nJón Blondal\nOECD\nHead of Division\, Budgeting and Public Expenditures Division\n\n\nMargaux LeLong\nOECD\nPolicy Analyst\, Budgeting and Public Expenditures Division\n\n\nKirthisri Wijeweera\nUNDP\nAdvisor\, Nature Performance Debt Instruments\, Finance Sector Hub\n\n\nPaola Alvarez\nMinistry of Finance\, the Philippines\nAssistant Secretary\n\n\n\nBack to Top\nSESSION 3: Round Table Discussion on Fiscal Policy as an Enabler for Scaling Up Private Investment in Support of a Green Recovery\n    By loading the video\, you agree to YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more  Load video      \nPresentations\n\n 	Fiscal Policy as an Enabling for Scaling up Private Investment in Support of a Green Recovery | Yuki Yasui\, UNEP-FI\n\nSummary\nTwo key messages stood out during the panel discussion.\n\nFirst\, unequivocal statements of intent from governments and public investment in green infrastructure are needed to show the way and encourage financial institutions to provide green credit services\, as well as to encourage non-financial enterprises to green their operations. Carson Wen\, Chair of the Bank of Asia\, showed how this might be done with reference to a new Chinese State Council guideline calling for the introduction of green taxes on pollution\, carbon emissions and resources\, the establishment of a green stock index\, the development of futures trading for carbon emissions rights\, and the development of a financial model for green industrial transformation. In a similar vein\, Yuki Yasui of UNEP-FI reported that governments’ net zero commitments have been the single most important incentive for financial institutions and businesses to make comparable pledges\, while Hitesh Kataria of KPMG said of carbon pricing: “the intent is just as important as the right price”.\n\nSecond\, efforts to introduce a carbon price – fossil fuel subsidy reform\, carbon taxes and emissions trading – have a role to play in driving low-carbon investment\, as they create a business environment in which low-carbon investments are competitive. As Mr. Wen recapitulated\, competitiveness concerns are a key motivator for green behaviour: “carbon taxes definitely will drive businesses into moving into greener sectors\, because this is how they can reduce their costs”. To create such an environment\, business “would like to see a legally binding long-term carbon pricing corridor…with predictability based on a 1.5-degree trajectory”\, according to Ms. Yasui. Internal carbon pricing within companies can also enhance competitiveness\, reported Hitesh Kataria from his experience at the Mahindra Group\, as an internal price fosters better long-term decision-making and drives efficiency savings and emissions reductions.\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nName \n\n\nOrganization \n\n\nTitle \n\n\n\n\nCarson Wen \n\n\nBank of Asia \n\n\nChairman \n\n\n\n\nYuki Yasui \n\n\nUNEPFI \n\n\nAsia Pacific Regional Coordinator \n\n\n\n\nVineil Narayan \n\n\nMinistry of Economy\, Republic of the Fiji Islands \n\n\nActing Head of Climate Change & International Cooperation \n\n\n\n\nTiza Mafira \n\n\nCPI Global \n\n\nAssociate Director \n\n\n\n\nHitesh Kataria \n\n\nIndependent \n\n\nSustainability Expert \n\n\n\n\nBack to Top\nSESSION 4: The Potential for Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform and Carbon Pricing to Contribute to Building Forward Better\n    By loading the video\, you agree to YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more  Load video      \nPresentations\n\n 	Carbon Pricing in the Asia-Pacific Region | Jens Radschinski\, UNFCCC/IGES RCC\n 	Building forward better: Carbon pricing and green recovery | Aneta Nikolova\, UN ESCAP\n 	Greenhouse gas emission trading system in Kazakhstan | Aiman Yessekina\, Kazakhstan\n\nSummary\nThe first part of this session focussed on support available to facilitate the introduction of carbon pricing\, which is particularly important given the challenges many countries in the region face due to high dependency on coal and other fossil fuels. Jens Radschinski of UNFCCC reported on the potential role of regional dialogues\, which can facilitate the exchange of learning on the design of carbon pricing instruments\, help countries identify successful strategies and replicate them\, and create a platform for countries to explore opportunities to link carbon pricing instruments. Aneta Nikolova presented ESCAP work on how carbon pricing can contribute to a green recovery\, and an upcoming ESCAP carbon pricing tool\, which will allow countries to input data and identify macroeconomic\, environmental and social impacts of different carbon prices and in this way\, inform the development of green recovery strategies.\n\nPresenting the case of the Government of Kazakhstan\, Aiman Yessikna shared insights into the progression of the emissions trading system\, highlighting how the country was able to improve the carbon registry and transition to a benchmarking method that followed best international practice to effectively allocate allowances.\n\nAlthough the discussion highlighted low carbon prices in the region – the highest\, in Singapore\, is currently less than USD 4 / tCO2 – it also revealed a certain optimism that carbon pricing would make progress in the coming years\, with several countries in the region with carbon pricing in place\, such as Japan\, China and Singapore\, and others under development\, including Indonesia\, Vietnam and Uzbekistan.\nSpeakers\n\n\n\nName\nOrganization\nTitle\n\n\nJens Radschinski\nUNFCCC Regional Office\nRegional Lead\n\n\nAneta Nikolova\nUNESCAP\nEnvironmental Affairs Officer\n\n\nAiman Yessekina\nRepublic of Kazakhstan\nDirector\, Department of Inventory\n\n\nKatinka Weinberger\nUNESCAP\nChief\, Environment and Development Policy Section\n\n\n\nBack to Top\nSESSION 5: The Political Economy of Green Fiscal Policies in the Context of Green Recovery\n    By loading the video\, you agree to YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more  Load video      \nPresentations\n\n 	Equity impacts of carbon pricing in LMICs | Jan Steckel\, MCC\n 	 The Role of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action in fostering fiscal policies for a green recovery | Dudi Rulliadi\, Indonesia\n\nSummary\nIn the final session\, participants discussed the political economy of green fiscal policies with a view to overcoming barriers to their implementation.\n\nJan Steckel from the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change explained that although carbon prices would be progressive in most countries\, this masks variations in impacts on income groups\, which governments must consider when designing carbon pricing instruments to ensure a just transition. Following on from this\, Dudi Rulliadi from the Indonesian Ministry of Finance highlighted the very real challenges in developing a carbon market alongside a carbon levy\, including timing\, design of compatible trading and carbon levy instruments\, determination of the cap and carbon levy rates\, and implementing accompanying policies to minimize negative impacts while optimising economic and environmental benefits.\n\nMr. Rulliadi also emphasised that “access to green sustainable finance is the most important constraint for a green recovery” and highlighted the stark contrast in capacity to spend on green recovery in advanced economies and emerging market and developing economies. In this context\, Asad Naqvi\, Head of the PAGE Secretariat\, underlined the kind of hard decisions policymakers face when making fiscal policy decisions\, particularly in the absence of good social protection policies\, and underscored the need for inclusive recovery measures.\n\nFinally\, picking up on these topics in her closing remarks\, Sandra Spies\, Head of Section for Environmental Policy\, Biodiversity and Forests at the GIZ\, underscored the importance of political leadership\, careful policy design\, good communication\, and inclusivity when implementing green fiscal policy to secure political buy-in.\n\nHamza Ali Malik\, Director of Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development at ESCAP\, rounded off the workshop by stressing the need for coalitions within civil society and effective stakeholder engagement – including with youth\, and the poor – to facilitate consensus building and facilitate the continuation of green fiscal policies “fundamental” for an effective green recovery.\nSpeakers\n\n\n\nName\nOrganization\nTitle\n\n\nJan Steckel\nMercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change\nHead\, Working Group on Climate and Development\n\n\nDudi Rulliadi\nMinistry of Finance\, Government of Indonesia\nSenior Policy Analyst\, Fiscal Policy Agency\n\n\nAsad Naqvi\nPAGE (Partnership for Action on Green Economy)\nHead\, PAGE Secretariat\n\n\nSweta Saxena\nUNESCAP\nChief\, Macroeconomic Policy and Analysis Section\n\n\nSandra Spies\nGIZ\nHead of Section\, Environmental Policy\, Biodiversity\, and Forests\n\n\nHamza Ali Malik\nUNESCAP\nDirector\, Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development\n\n\n\nBack to Top\nThe Latest Green Fiscal Policy Updates.\nSent straight to your inbox.\n\n 	Green fiscal policies have the power to shape our relationships with the environment and each other.\n 	Subscribe to the GFPN Newsletter\, the world’s first and only newsletter focused solely on green fiscal policy.\n 	Every other week\, we’ll give you the latest green fiscal news\, insights\, research\, resources\, events\, and more.\n\n\nSubscribe\nGo
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SUMMARY:Launch of the Natural Capital Program for Financing Africa's Development
DESCRIPTION:What: Launch of the Natural Capital Program for Financing Africa’s Development \nWho: The African Development Bank\, the Green Growth Knowledge Platform\, the World Wide Fund for Nature\, the German development agency GIZ\, the UN Environment Program\, the MAVA Foundation\, the International Institute for Sustainable Development\, and Economics for Nature. \nWhen: 9 September 2021\, from 12:00 to 14:00 GMT (14:00 to 18:00 CEST) \nWhere: Virtual \nJoin the African Development Bank and partners for the launch of the Natural Capital Program for Financing Africa’s Development. \nDr. Rabah Arezki\, Chief Economist and Vice President of the African Development Bank Group in charge of Economic Governance and Knowledge Management\, will deliver a keynote address on the overall theme of the webinar and its relevance to a green recovery in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic in Africa. \nGovernment officials from Nigeria\, Tanzania\, Madagascar and Mozambique\, whose countries are participating in the project\, will take part in the event. It will also include senior representatives of the above-mentioned project partner institutions\, as well as those from the World Bank\, the Asian Development Bank\, and the African Union Commission. \nThe webinar will provide an opportunity to discuss practical ways to integrate natural capital approaches into development financing. \nThe meeting will also allow the program’s partners and experts to present the results of a pilot infrastructure project conducted using natural capital approaches with the support of the African Development Bank and its partners in Tanzania. \nSimultaneous interpretation in English and French will be provided. 		\n	\n			Event Agenda		\n			Go		\n	\n	\n			Learn More		\n			Go		\n	\n	\n			Register		\n			Go
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/launch-of-the-natural-capital-program-for-financing-africas-development/
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SUMMARY:Supporting Clean Energy Transitions Through Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform
DESCRIPTION:Fossil fuel subsidies reduce the price of fossil fuels and distort energy markets\, further fuelling the climate crisis. Fossil fuel subsidy reform (FFSR) can not only support transitions to clean energy\, but also help make these transitions just and inclusive. This online event\, presented by the Government of Denmark\, the International Energy Agency (IEA)\, and the International Institute for Sustainable Development Global Subsidies Initiative (IISD-GSI)\, in the context of the Global Commission on People-Centred Clean Energy Transitions\, will outline how FFSR can contribute to clean energy transitions. The event will specifically focus on practical examples of how to conduct FFSR in a way that supports people by taking into account issues such as gender\, health\, local community considerations\, and broader social impacts. The panel will further focus on ways to approach people-centred clean energy transitions and how to seize opportunities and overcome barriers and challenges related to the issues identified. 		\n	\n			Click Me		\n			Go		\n	\n	\n			Register		\n			Go
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/supporting-clean-energy-transitions-through-fossil-fuel-subsidy-reform/
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SUMMARY:Decent Work Through Nature-based Solution for an Inclusive Socio-Economic Recovery | Geneva Nature-based Solutions Dialogues
DESCRIPTION:The Geneva Nature-based Solutions dialogues aim to facilitate further engagement and discussion among the stakeholders in International Geneva and beyond\, in the lead-up to a critical year for nature and society. The dialogues are convened by the Geneva Environment Network and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).\n\nAs countries are addressing the economic impacts of COVID-19 by allocating trillions of dollars to fiscal stimulus packages and beginning to develop longer-term economic recovery programs\, a shift towards nature-based systems is more urgent to ensure that sustainable decent jobs are created to build resilience. Governments\, employers’ and workers’ organizations have a key role in seizing this opportunity and paving the way to a socially just\, but also resilient and green recovery. Thus\, building forward better\, creating pathways to resilience and sustainable development that leave no one behind.\n\n2021 brings numerous opportunities for multilateral global action\, to support the emergence of nature-focused economic activity. At its last session\, in July 2021\, the G20 environment ministers explicitly mentioned the need to harness the power of Nature-based Solutions or Ecosystem-based Approaches to address biodiversity loss\, restore degraded land\, boost resilience\, mitigate and adapt to climate change\, while providing multiple benefits across the economic\, social\, and environmental domains. They also recognized the need of scaling up and implementing Nature-based Solutions or Ecosystem-based Approaches in key sectors of our societies and economies\, and across all ecosystems including urban areas. Equally\, in the G20 Development Ministerial Meeting and Ministerial Event on Humanitarian Assistance in June 2021\, they confirmed that their efforts aim at a strong recovery that is inclusive\, resilient and socially\, economically and environmentally sustainable\, stressing the empowerment of women and youth. They underscored the importance of quality infrastructure that contributes to the localisation of the SDGs\, fostering in particular local employment and local environmental protection\, not to mention the creation of decent jobs.\n\nThis session will look at the vital role played by ecosystems in supporting employment. Indeed\, 1.2 billion jobs in sectors such as farming\, fisheries\, forestry\, and tourism are dependent on the effective management and sustainability of healthy ecosystems. It is also estimated that half of the world’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is dependent on nature. It will also look at the substantial opportunities for job creation through ecosystem restoration and the use of NbS.\n\nILO’s Green Works\, which applies an employment-intensive approach\, creates additional and productive jobs using innovative and appropriate technologies to develop and maintain infrastructure\, environmental and community assets. The approaches enhance social and environmental impacts of investments\, contribute to disaster risk reduction and support much needed livelihoods. As such\, Green Works can broaden the impact of nature-based solutions by addressing both working poverty and unemployment and environmental degradation simultaneously.\n\n\nLearn More\nGo\n\n\nRegister\nGo
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/decent-work-through-nature-based-solution-for-an-inclusive-socio-economic-recovery-geneva-nature-based-solutions-dialogues/
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SUMMARY:Nature\, climate and health leadership for a healthy and green recovery: Catalysing an intergenerational response
DESCRIPTION:The event organized by WHO in collaboration with partners\, will bring together youth and civil society representatives\, policy makers and other stakeholders from local\, national\, regional and global levels in a strategic policy dialogue to address challenges\, opportunities\, and best practices to harness nature-based solutions and catalyse ambitious climate action\, while also aligning with the emerging post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. \nThe event will seek to map out an intergenerational response to the twin challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss by identifying entry points and tools that generate opportunities for co-design and scaling up nature-based solutions in ways that ensure equity and social justice. Core challenges and best practices will be presented by a range of stakeholders who are actively engaged in advocating\, designing and implementing these policies on the ground\, with a dedicated regional focus on strengthening climate\, environment and health leadership in the post-COVID era\, in line with the WHO Manifesto for a healthy and green recovery. \nSome of the questions to be addressed are: \n\n\n 	How can we contribute to aligning the climate and biodiversity agendas in the lead up to COP 26 and COP 15?\n 	How can we ensure nature-based solutions also embed support youth engagement\, health leadership and the principles of social equity and justice?\n 	How do we catalyse cross-sectoral\, intergenerational and transboundary leadership to maximize the potential of nature-based solutions while supporting a healthy\, green and just recovery?\n\nThe event will discuss scalable\, cost-effective best practices and propose innovative approaches to maximize co-benefits for people and planet\, while supporting youth engagement\, health sector leadership\, equity and social justice in the development of targeted\, cost-effective\, policy options in the lead up to COP 26 and other global commitments. \n\nLearn More\nGo\n\n\nRegister\nGo
URL:https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/event/nature-climate-and-health-leadership-for-a-healthy-and-green-recovery-catalysing-an-intergenerational-response/
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