• Launch of The Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action

    Washington, DC , United States

    On the 13th of April, the World Bank hosted the launch of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action, during the 2019 WB/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C.. This follows the Sherpa meeting in Helsinki in February 2019, where key documents were drafted to guide the Coalition, including a set of common principles on the […]

  • The Global NDC Conference 2019 – Green Fiscal Policy Session

    The Global NDC Conference took place in Berlin between the 12 and the 14 of June 2019. The aim of the Conference is to inspire and enable policy makers and practitioners to accelerate the pace and scale of transformational change through NDC implementation in order to reach the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement. A […]

  • Conference on Carbon Pricing and Aviation Taxes in the Netherlands

    Madurodam George Maduroplein 1, 2584 RZ The Hague, The Hague, Netherlands

    The Netherlands hosted a high-level conference on carbon pricing and aviation taxes. The aim of the conference was to provide an opportunity for further discussions on these important issues. Political representatives and experts from several European countries were present as well as officials and experts from the European Commission. The conference covered three themes: (i) […]

  • Global Academy on the Green Economy

    The Global Academy on the Green Economy will take place from the 14 to the 18 of October 2019, in Turin, Italy. This learning event is organized in conjunction with the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), it is designed to build capacities for the promotion of inclusive green economies that create income and […]

  • 2019 OECD Green Growth & Sustainable Development Forum

    OECD Conference Centre Paris, France

    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 […]