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The Green Tax Revolution Europe Needs (Project Syndicate)
European policymakers need to bolster short-term demand while simultaneously accelerating the shift toward carbon neutrality. The solution lies in a bold green tax reform, combined with generous compensation via the
Here’s how to deliver a green recovery for the G20 economies (WEF)
How we manage the post-pandemic recovery will be critical to the type of future we want and need. Simply reviving the existing “brown” economy will exacerbate irreversible climate change and
World Mayors Call for Car-Free Streets, End to Fossil Fuel Subsidies as Part of ‘Green and Just Recovery’ (EcoWatch)
The C40 Mayors’ Agenda for a Green and Just Recovery, announced Wednesday, includes measures already being adopted in many cities to recover from the pandemic in a way that addresses
Vietnam implements carbon pricing strategy for lowering greenhouse gas emissions (Saigon online)
Vietnam has been implementing carbon pricing strategy for lowering greenhouse gas emissions by participating the World Bank’s program “Partnership for Market Readiness”. To read the full article, refer to the
The results are in – carbon pricing works (pv magazine)
Australian researchers have completed the world’s largest comparative study on carbon pricing and the results are a “crystal clear” message to governments around the world, but particularly Australia – carbon
G20 Governments Have Committed USD 151 Billion to Fossil Fuels in COVID-19 Recovery Packages (IISD)
Data made public today on the Energy Policy Tracker, a new website tracking climate- and energy-related recovery policies, shows a total commitment of at least USD 151 billion from G20
New PAGE course on Green Industrial Policy: Promoting Competitiveness and Structural Transformation
What policies can countries implement to address the two defining crises of our time—COVID-19, and the climate emergency? How do we build the next generation of leaders—and those that inform
Recording of the GFPN-GGKP Webinar on the role of fiscal policies for greening the COVID-19 recovery
We are happy to provide the recording of the webinar on “Fiscal Policies to Green the Recovery”, co-organized by the Green Fiscal Policy Network and the Green Growth Knowledge Platform,
EU leaders to consider carbon border tax (Argus)
EU leaders will meet in Brussels to discuss the EU’s Covid-19 recovery plan and a new long-term EU budget. French president Emmanuel Macron is expected to raise the topic of
