27 June 2018 – This blog post by Gilbert E. Metcalf argues that when the United States gets serious about tackling its greenhouse gas emissions problem, policymakers should turn to
The Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting aims to support governments to “green” their fiscal policy and embed environmental sustainability commitments and green growth within budget and policy frameworks. This implies
Fossil fuel subsidies stood at about USD 425 billion in 2015. This is 7.5 times more than the amount of financing required for universal electricity access. Reforming subsidies has massive
A recent constitutional reform in Uruguay acknowledges water as a fundamental right and a new institutional set-up on water issues has been established. In July 2016 a participatory process of drafting
21 June 2018 – The new government in the Canadian province of Ontario plans to dismantle the provincial cap-and-trade system and resist the federal backstop, essentially opposing carbon pricing in
21 June 2018 – This week’s creation of Americans for Carbon Dividends, a campaign launched by former Senators John Breaux and Trent Lott, shows growing momentum for a serious bipartisan
15 June 2018 – Canada and Argentina have announced they will conduct peer reviews of their public finance of fossil fuels. According to the joint statement, both countries have made
This Executive Webinar introduces key environmental considerations related to oil and gas exploration and production. The 90-minute webinar is aimed at practitioners in the oil and gas sector including policymakers, civil society,
The purpose of the workshop is to consult Finnish experts on the different options to promote circular and low-carbon objectives that have been identified by the Institute for European Environmental
28 May 2018 – With the amount of harmful plastic litter in oceans and seas growing ever greater, the European Commission is proposing new EU-wide rules to target the 10
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