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September 2019

Public Acceptance of Joint Projects in Renewable Energies: A survey study in four countries

Market Uptake of Solar Thermal Electricity through Cooperation (MUSTEC)
This report aims to: (1) Understand the perceived benefits and risks, including ethical issues, as well as the levels of acceptance and support for joint projects in renewable energy (concentrated solar power and wind energy projects) among the public in various EU countries; (2) Understand the motives for potential rejection of cooperation mechanisms; and (3) Explore the determinants of public acceptance and support for cooperation mechanisms. It examines public perceptions of two potential joint projects set up under the Renewable Energy Directive in Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Romania.
December 2018

Public Funding for Public Goods: A Post-Brexit Perspective on Principles for Agricultural Policy

This case study provides an overview of the debate ensuing from the United Kingdom (UK) aiming to leave the European Union (EU) and, with it, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The UK Government has announced its intentions to formulate a novel agricultural policy following the principle that public funding should be restricted to the provision of public goods. However, the acceptance, interpretation, and application of this principle is the subject of intense debate.
April 2018

Greening Public Financial Management for Sustainable Development: A Green Fiscal Framework for Bangladesh

Economic Dialogue on Green Growth (EDGG)
This paper Greening Public Financial Management for Sustainable Development: A Green Fiscal Framework for Bangladesh offers suggestions on how principles of environmental conservation and sustainable use of natural capital can be embedded in, and delivered through the public financial management (PFM) system of Bangladesh.
June 2015

Involving the Private Sector and Public-Private Partnerships in Financing Investments: Public Opportunities and Challenges

Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Intergovernmental Group of Twenty Four (G-24)

This paper highlights the private sector involvement in investments to ease national fiscal constraints and to enhance efficiency in the provision of key services.

Mongolia Sustainable Public Procurement Action Plan

Organisation: 
Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE)
Country: 
Mongolia

Creating a National Action Plan (NAP) for Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) is a key part of SPP implementation. It provides a clear direction and mandate for SPP implementation and a sound basis for building a coherent and well-coordinated approach.

March 2018

Leveraging Public Finance for Coastal Adaptation

Deltares, Global Climate Forum (GCF)

Coastal adaptation investment presents clear opportunities for social welfare improvements, particularly for densely populated areas with high levels of economic activity.

December 2018

Guide to Communicating Carbon Pricing

World Bank Group
Stakeholder and public support are critical for an enduring and robust carbon pricing policy. How jurisdictions communicate their carbon pricing policy plays a key role in creating and maintaining that support. Drawing on case studies, research, and best practice, the report, Guide to Communicating Carbon Pricing, provides guidance on designing and implementing effective carbon pricing communications strategies.
April 2016

Public Finance and Mineral Revenues in Botswana

Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services (WAVES)
This case study explores the extent to which the government of Botswana has captured the resource rents from mineral extraction for the country’s development and growth, identifies how mineral revenues have been used and any challenges with the appropriation and use of resource rents, and proposes changes in the reporting and accounting framework relevant to the use of mineral revenues.
March 2009

Green Jobs for the Poor: A Public Employment Approach

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Over the past few years the employment creation potential of activities beneficial to the environment has been receiving increasing attention through the term of ‘green jobs”.

A Guideline for Sustainable Public Procurement: Adapted for use by Mongolian public procurement officers of all level budgetary bodies

Organisation: 
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE)
Country: 
Mongolia

A Guideline for Sustainable Public Procurement: Adapted for use by Mongolian public procurement officers of all level budgetary bodies aims to provide guidance to all governments and organizations interested in the implementation of Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP).

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