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May 2019

Measuring Fossil Fuel Subsidies in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

This report provides methodological guidance for measuring fossil fuel subsidies in the context of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 12.c.1: “Amount of fossil fuel subsidies per unit of GDP (production and consumption)”.

This methodology is intended for use by National Statistical Systems in compiling national estimates of fossil fuel subsidies. It also includes an elaboration of how fossil fuel subsidies can be measured at the global level. 

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May 2019

Innovation Outlook: Smart charging for electric vehicles

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
This outlook from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows how policy and technological breakthroughs can advance the development of this key enabling technology for renewables. Through smart charging, EV batteries can help to integrate high shares of solar and wind power into existing grids, as battery storage capacity helps to even out the variability of these sources.
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May 2019

Biodiversity: Finance and the Economic and Business Case for Action - Executive Summary and Synthesis

This Executive Summary of the OECD's Biodiversity: Finance and the Economic and Business Case for Action report sets the economic and business case for urgent and ambitious action on biodiversity. It presents a preliminary assessment of current biodiversity-related finance flows, and discusses the key data and indicator gaps that need to be addressed to underpin effective monitoring of both the pressures on biodiversity and the actions (i.e. responses) being implemented. The report concludes with ten priority areas where G7 and other countries can prioritise their efforts.
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May 2019

Biodiversity: Finance and the Economic and Business Case for Action

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
This report sets the economic and business case for urgent and ambitious action on biodiversity. It presents a preliminary assessment of current biodiversity-related finance flows, and discusses the key data and indicator gaps that need to be addressed to underpin effective monitoring of both the pressures on biodiversity and the actions (i.e. responses) being implemented. The report concludes with ten priority areas where G7 and other countries can prioritise their efforts.
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May 2019

The critical role of infrastructure for the Sustainable Development Goals

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
This paper, The critical role of infrastructure for the Sustainable Development Goals , uses three pillars—the economy, the environment and wider society—as well as the overarching theme of resilience through which to assess the role of infrastructure in meeting global social and environmental goals.
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