In the coming decades, SIDS’ resilience will be tested with climatic extremes impacting the availability of water for food production. Self-sufficiency in fresh and healthy foods is, therefore, widely advocated by international organizations and SIDS governments. Yet, the required timely delivery of fresh water for crop cultivation cannot be taken for granted.
In a world reeling from the COVID-19 impact on health and economy, smart public stimulus is a powerful tool to both avoid the more searing effects of recession and effect a structural change towards a low-carbon economy.
The creation of a virtual sustainable infrastructure community of learners aims to provide the tools and knowledge needed to ensure that economic, social and environmental considerations are taken when developing construction projects in the coronavirus recovery phase.
UNEP’s Green Economy Progress Measurement Framework helps countries evaluate their overall progress towards an inclusive green economy. But can it account for their environmental footprints caused by consumption preferences?
This blog concentrates on the immediate benefits of a low-carbon recovery. The blog expands on energy and forests for the low-carbon recovery in Indonesia.
The global health pandemic is affecting how large international meetings are being held. With the crisis not ending any time soon, it’s time for organizations to start looking for an alternative model.
All countries maintain accounts that tell a story about their economy. The most well-known feature of these national accounts is Gross Domestic Product or GDP, a single number that summarizes the size of an economy represented by the total value of certain goods and services produced, usually each quarter or year. However, GDP leaves out important details when it comes to the ocean economy.
Maintaining Indonesia’s economic growth, especially during this health crisis, relies on the government’s ability to provide electricity access from sustainable sources to all parts of the country. It is time for Indonesia to rethink rural energy.
The Market Stability Reserve (MSR) aims to provide carbon price stability for the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS). But serious questions are being asked about how much stability – if any – it provides, say Michael Pahle and Simon Quemin. They argue that the MSR rules are too complex, have difficulty accommodating changing EU and national policies, and can cause regulatory uncertainty as well as market speculation. The authors recommend a reform of its core design – focussing on prices, not quantities of carbon allowances – instead of adjustments that make it even more complex and vulnerable to its existing weaknesses.
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This blog post highlights the importance of clearly defined and objective-based green bond policy designs in ASEAN countries.