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The WTO talks on fisheries subsidies resume with pressure on marine resources and economic inequity on the line
15 January 2020: The World Trade Organization resumed talks on fishing subsidies last week. Globally, governments spend an estimated US$35 billion a year on fishing
Understanding environmental fiscality FR (European Parliament 2020)
In a new briefing, the EU parliament lists environmental fiscal policy as one of the most effective instruments for a transition to a decarbonized future;
Australia’s bushfires to cost the Government billions, but are there funding alternatives?
On Monday, Australia’s prime minister Morrison announced the creation of a National Bushfire Recovery Agency, initially funded to the tune of USD 1.4 billion over
Advancing Sustainable Development by Facilitating Sustainable FDI, Promoting CSR, Designating Recognized Sustainable Investors, and Giving Home Countries a Role (Sauvant and Gabor 2019)
In their recent paper Sauvant and Gabor focus on how countries can increase levels of FDI geared toward projects likely to contribute as much as
Ensuring a “Just Transition”: 5 Priorities to Make Climate Action Benefit Low-Income and Disadvantaged Groups
In an attempt to ensure decision-makers prevent regressive impacts of climate action and reduce existing inequality, Bouye, Grinspan and Tankou of the World Resources Institute
Is the shipping industry’s R&D climate fund a genuine effort to decarbonize the industry?
8 January 2020: At the end of 2019 the shipping industry proposed a $500 million per year global research fund, financed through a levy of
