Reports
New study: Critical to rethink risk, resilience, and debt relief
A new study titled “Climate change, Debt and COVID-19”, analyzes a vicious cycle: climate change and COVID-19 are producing massive costs, exacerbating debt in the poorest countries. The study indicates that
OECD: Effective Carbon Rates 2021 – Pricing Carbon Emissions through Taxes and Emissions Trading
Carbon pricing very effectively encourages the shift of production and consumption choices towards low and zero carbon options that is required to limit climate change. Are countries using this tool
A green reboot for cities: Strategies for post-COVID growth
The report analyzes the economic and climate benefits of a green post-COVID recovery, focusing on decarbonizing existing and future energy infrastructure, building climate-smart cities and helping speed the transition of
OECD Report: Policy strategies and challenges for climate change mitigation in the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector
The OECD has suggested global net carbon emissions from agriculture, forestry, and other land uses can be cut hugely, with 41% of this coming from avoiding deforestation alone. Access the
Economists: A US carbon tax would be progressive
Environmental justice concerns have been at the forefront in discussions of U.S. environmental policy. They have been central, in particular, to discussions of proposals for a nationwide carbon tax to
Environmental Fiscal Reform in Morocco: Options and Pathways (World Bank)
This report by the World Bank Group assesses carbon pricing options that could be appropriate for Morocco and simulates their impacts using macroeconomic modelling. In response to the request from
