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17 April 2020
Other News

Spending to counteract coronavirus creates chance to “tilt to green”

The EBRD report suggests that governments will have to take careful policy action to nurture the green economy and ensure the COVID-19 pandemic does not promote harmful short-term measures.
21 February 2019
Knowledge news

Price Tag for Sustainable Infrastructure Spending in Developing Countries is 4.5% of GDP

A new World Bank report finds that investments of 4.5 percent of GDP will allow developing countries achieve their infrastructure-related Sustainable Development Goals and stay on track to limit climate change to up to 2°C. Beyond the Gap, also finds infrastructure investment compatible with full decarbonization need not cost more than more polluting alternatives.
20 January 2021
Partner in Focus

What Does the Biden Administration Mean for Global Climate Action?

Edward B. Barbier
Joe Biden has made global action on climate change a top priority. Is his climate policy agenda feasible, and will it be effective in achieving its objectives?
September 2017

Working paper: Budgeting for NDC Action – Initial Lessons from Climate-Vulnerable Countries

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)
The working paper Budgeting for NDC Action – Initial Lessons from Climate-Vulnerable Countries addresses the following question: are climate change-related expenditures starting to appear in national budgets to secure the early implementation of countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)?
24 November 2020

Lessons from the Great Recession for COVID-19 Green Recovery

Joel Jaeger
Governments are in uncharted territory as they respond to the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic — but that doesn’t mean they can’t learn from the past. The most recent comparison is the global financial crisis that began in 2007. There are important lessons that emerged, especially from the forward-thinking governments that included sustainability projects as part of their economic stimulus packages.

Climate Finance Readiness Training (CliFiT)

adelphi, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
The interactive Climate Finance Readiness Training Toolkit “CliFiT” aims at assisting technical staff and decision makers from developing countries and emerging economies navigate climate financing.
1 September 2015
Research

The fiscal implications of adaptation to climate change

Carlo Carraro
GGKP Advisory Committee Co-chair, Carlo Carraro, discusses the fiscal implications of climate change and how climate change through the damage it causes and its impacts on growth can be fiscal problem, which in the long run poses serious obstacles to the sustainability of public finances.
January 2019

Financing Climate Objectives in Cities and Regions to Deliver Sustainable and Inclusive Growth

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
This study focuses on how national and subnational governments can align subnational financial flows to transition towards low-emission, resilient, and inclusive cities.

Securing Climate Benefit: A guide to using carbon offsets

The Greenhouse Gas Management Institute; Stockholm Environment Institute
This guide is for companies and organisations seeking to understand carbon offsets and how to use them in voluntary GHG reduction strategies. It may also be useful for individuals interested in using carbon offsets to compensate for their personal emissions. It explains how to use carbon offsets responsibly to accelerate action on climate change.
June 2020

Greening the Post-pandemic Recovery in the G20

Environmental and Resource Economics (Springer)
Rebuilding G20 economies after the COVID-19 pandemic requires rethinking what type of economy we need and want in the future.

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