Reports
Doubling Back and Doubling Down: G20 Scorecard on Fossil Fuel Funding
Published by Overseas Development Institute (ODI), International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), and Oil Change International (OCI). In this new report we consider recovery commitments and pre-pandemic policies to rank G20
Greening the Recovery (IMF)
Fiscal policy across the globe is rightly focused on fighting the COVID-19-induced economic crisis. But the climate change crisis remains, as does the need for decisive policy action to address
Designing fossil fuel subsidy reforms in OECD and G20 countries (OECD)
A robust sequential approach methodology Reform of support for fossil fuels is often identified as a priority for a country’s fiscal consolidation efforts and for climate action to align financial
Carbon Taxes Do Not Harm Jobs or Economic Growth (Resources for the Future)
Gilbert Metcalf and James Stock Results from two recent analyses suggest that implementing a carbon tax has no discernible detrimental effects on employment and GDP growth. Economists broadly agree that placing a
U.K. Spending 32 Times More On Fossil Fuels Than Renewables: Wärtsilä Report
The U.K. government is squandering an opportunity to move towards a zero carbon future by pumping billions of stimulus cash into fossil fuels and all but neglecting renewable energy, according
Whose Green Recovery? Why poorer countries must not be left behind by richer countries’ recovery plans (ACT Alliance)
Poor countries could turn to fossil fuels as ‘green recovery’ leaves them behind says new report. A new report from development charity Christian Aid has warned that post-Covid stimulus packages
