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An Inclusive Circular Economy Priorities for Developing Countries (Chatham House)
This month Chatham House published a paper titled “An Inclusive Circular Economy: Priorities for Developing Countries”, written by Felix Preston, Johanna Lehne and Laura Wellesley.
Measuring Fossil Fuel Subsidies in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals (UNEP, IISD & OECD)
The study “Measuring Fossil Fuel Subsidies in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals” has been prepared by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in
Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies Remain Large: An Update Based on Country-Level Estimates (IMF)
The IMF recently published a paper that updates estimates of fossil fuel subsidies, defined as fuel consumption times the gap between existing and efficient prices
Chapter on “Alternatives to Private Finance: Role of Fiscal Policy Reforms and Energy Taxation in Development of Renewable Energy Projects”
This chapter by Naoyuki Yoshino and Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, from the book “Financing for Low-carbon Energy Transition”, shows that by taxing carbon dioxide (CO2), sulphur dioxide
Implications of fiscal and financial policies for unlocking green finance and green investment (ADBI)
This article from the Asian Development Bank Institute, by Dina Azhgaliyeva, Zhanna Kapsaplyamova and Linda Low (2018), distinguishes between private sector investment and government investment
Green fiscal reform for a just energy transition in Latin America (Discussion Paper)
This article from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy by Michael Jakob, Rafael Soria, Carlos Trinidad, Ottmar Edenhofer, Céline Bak, et. al. (2018), provides
Fiscal Policies for Paris Climate Strategies: From Principle to Practice (IMF)
The IMF recently published a paper that provides country-level guidance on the role and design of fiscal policies for implementing climate mitigation strategies as well
The Belt and Road Initiative launch an International Coalition for Green Development
A coalition devoted to integrating economic, social and environmental considerations into the Belt and Road Initiative was launched this week. UN Environment and the Chinese
South Africa’s parliament publishes draft rules for its collection and administration Carbon Tax
It has been previously reported that in February 2019, the National Assembly of South Africa passed a Carbon Tax Bill to “provide for the imposition
