Fossil fuel subsidies have many negative economic, social, and environmental consequences. Under SDG 12, United Nations member states committed to rationalize inefficient fossil fuel subsidies. To measure progress on this
The OECD Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting and the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action will host a virtual meeting on Green Budgeting on Thursday 3 November 2022 at
Climate finance committed by major multilateral development banks (MDBs) rose by more than 24% last year compared to 2020, according to the 2021 Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks’ Climate Finance released
Technical training workshop on Indicator 12.c.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies per unit of GDP (production and consumption) 27 September 2022, 8am – 9.30am Bangkok time (GMT +7 hours) 28 September 2022, 8am – 10am Bangkok time (GMT +7 hours)
High-level presentation and technical training workshop on Indicator 12.c.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies per unit of GDP (production and consumption) 1-3 June 2022, 2.00pm – 4.00pm Bangkok time (GMT +7 hours) The scale and
In the podcast Economics & Beyond, hosted by Executive Director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking Rob Johnson, Rob and Chen discuss the results of a new report on
How could shifting the tax burden from labour to pollution and resources help the EU reach its climate goals? Taxation is a key component to fulfilling the EU’s climate goals.
Delegates and stakeholders attending Stockholm+50 have called for commitment to address global environmental concerns, and for a just transition to sustainable economies. The two-day conference concluded with a statement from
High-level presentation and technical training workshop on Indicator 12.c.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies per unit of GDP (production and consumption) and as a proportion of total
On April 19 at 3pm ET, International Monetary Fund First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath and economists Chen Chen (from GFPN) and Irene Yackovlev will introduce the new IMF course on the Macroeconomics of Climate Change.
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