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 […]
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 3rd World Bank Tax Conference 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.
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).
This pioneering annual event convenes leading actors across the green finance community to help catalyse and support the transition to a green, low-emissions and climate-resilient global economy.
By focusing 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.
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.
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.
High-level presentation and technical training workshop on Indicator 12.c.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies per unit of GDP (production and consumption) and as a proportion of total national expenditure on fossil fuels 23-24-25 May 2022, 09.00 – 12.00 Geneva time (CEST/GMT +2 hours) The scale and impact of fossil fuel subsidies imply challenges and opportunities […]
High-level presentation and technical training workshop on Indicator 12.c.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies per unit of GDP (production and consumption) 1-3 June 2022, 2.00pm – 4.00pm Bangkok time (GMT +7 hours) The 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 […]
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Economy Division, Resources and Markets Branch, 11-13, Chemin des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland
700 19th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20431, USA
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 36 + 40, 53113 Bonn, Germany