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November 2016

Governing the Global Green Economy

Global Policy (John Wiley & Sons)

The concept of a ‘green economy’ has risen to prominence in recent years. However, little has been said about what actors could drive its widespread adoption at the global level.

13 October 2014
Event Updates

Global Green Growth Forum: Matching global leaders with global solutions

Eva Grambye
From October 20-21, the Global Green Growth Forum will open the doors for a select group of green growth leaders and decision-makers. The 3GF will build on the momentum from the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Summit and look for ways to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns for generations to come.
February 2021

State of Global Environmental Governance 2020

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
This report helps shed some light on how the UN system coped and what took place in 2020. It further explores how the pandemic shaped our natural world.
July 2016

Government Subsidies to the Global Financial System: A preliminary exploration

Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System (UN Environment Inquiry)
The primary goal of the present study, Government Subsidies to the Global Financial System, is to understand the character and to estimate the total value of subsidies, both direct and implicit, from governments to the private sector institutions that make up the global financial system.
January 2019

Environmental Rule of Law: First Global Report

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment)
As the first assessment of the global environmental rule of law, this Report draws on experiences, challenges, viewpoints, and successes of diverse countries around the world, highlighting global trends as well as opportunities for countries and partners to strengthen the environmental rule of law.

Governance

The GGKP’s five managing organizations – the Global Green Growth Institute, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, and the World Bank – together form the GGKP Steering Committee ...
May 2015

2015 Global Climate Legislation Study

Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, Global Legislators Organisation (GLOBE), Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), London School of Economics and Political Science

This report summarises the main insights from the 2015 Global Climate Legislation Study. It is the fifth edition in a series dating back to 2010. The 2015 edition covers 98 countries plus the EU, up from 66 in 2014, which together account for 93 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

December 2018

Yearbook of Global Climate Action 2018

United Nations Climate Change Secretariat, Marrakech Partnership
The Yearbook of Global Climate Action 2018 provides an overview of the major events, initiatives and reports of the past year and reviews progress achieved.
March 2019

Global Green Finance Index - Third Edition

MAVA Foundation, Finance Watch, Z/Yen
The third edition of the Global Green Finance Index (GGFI 3) measures finance professionals’ perceptions of the quality and depth of green financial offerings across 110 international financial centres.
4 June 2018
Research

Final UNEP Inquiry Report Reviews Prospects for Global Sustainable Financial System

Delia Paul
UN Environment has published the final report of its Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System. The report highlights progress towards a sustainable financial system, including an increase in green bonds, large-scale divestments from carbon-intensive projects, commitment to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment, and the development of national road maps for green and sustainable finance.

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