The Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition held a stakeholder dialogue entitled Accelerating Ambitious Carbon Pricing at the UN Climate Action Summit to discuss and highlight concrete actions needed for governments, private sector actors and other stakeholders to fully implement carbon pricing measures. The focus of the session was on identifying priority actions that could: strengthen institutional […]
The EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) provides support to the agricultural sector that varies widely between its 27 member states. The OECD calculates the extent of this support at the EU level but members have blocked the organization calculating support levels for individual EU members. This roundtable discussed the first estimates of support levels by EU […]
The 21st Meeting of the Partnership Assembly (PA) will be held in Berlin, Germany. It will be accompanied by a Technical Workshop on ‘Carbon Pricing and Sustainable Development Co-Benefits’ and a High-Level Event hosted by the Government of Germany on ‘The Role of Carbon Pricing on the Road to Greenhouse Gas Neutrality’. View the agenda […]
Organized by the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action, the workshop offered an opportunity for country officials to discuss practical solutions and exchange best practices on the following issues: How can we make carbon tax administration easy? How can we address competitiveness? How best do we compensate vulnerable groups by increased energy prices? How […]
Today, there are two significant global concerns that have taken center stage. On one hand there is a clear dearth of provision of basic goods and services such as clean water, education etc. On the other hand, there is the looming threat of climate change. Historically these challenges have been dealt with separately. SDG 13 […]
The World Bank's Climate Action Peer Exchange (CAPE) initiative is organizing the Third Sherpa Meeting of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action that will be hosted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London. One of the topics will be carbon pricing. The agenda for this event will be published shortly. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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