Policy Briefs

Review of approaches to tracking climate expenditure (Institute for European Environmental Policy)
This report by the Institute for European Environmental Policy provides an analytical review of existing practices to track climate-related expenditure, identifying a range of areas where current tracking systems differ in their practical application and the possible reasons for those differences.

Halve Humanity’s Footprint On Nature To Safeguard Our Future (WWF)
Humanity is leaving a large imprint on the world we all live in. This is what we call our footprint on nature. In the last decades, we have been using

Biodiversity and the economic response to COVID-19: Ensuring a green and resilient recovery (OECD)
This Policy Brief focuses on the vital role of biodiversity for human life and the importance of integrating biodiversity considerations into the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.

Fiscal policies for a low-carbon economy
Research on climate economics finds that green bonds can accelerate a low-carbon transition, may have a positive impact on aggregate output and employment, help to advance renewable energy technology, address better the issue of fair transition, and be a stabilizing force on the financial market compared to conventional, in particular fossil fuel-based, assets.

Border Carbon Adjustments without Full (or Any) Carbon Pricing (Resources for the Future)
As more world leaders consider levying border taxes on climate-damaging goods, a new study looks at ways it can be done in countries—including the United States—that haven’t established a domestic market for carbon emissions.

Economic Recovery Plans Essential to Delivering Inclusive and Green Growth that Shields Households at Risk of Poverty
EU member states must ensure careful and efficient implementation of economic recovery plans that support inclusion and growth to bounce back from the worst impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, says a new World Bank report.