A new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) explores the issue of energy subsidies, including their consequences, fiscal and economic costs, as well as key elements for subsidy reform. The report finds that subsidies for energy consumption reached $480 billion in 2011, while the mispricing of energy (governments failing...
A new paper by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) highlights the implications of the current separation of discourses on private climate finance and subsidies. The paper finds that, within developing countries, subsidies to fossil fuels alone outweigh climate finance. The paper outlines opportunities that exist to unlock climate-compatible investment by...
The latest issue of TERI’s Green Growth and Development Quarterly is now available online. The publication aims to understand the many facets of inclusive and green growth. It is a step towards a forward looking knowledge process for new opportunities linked with growth and sustainable development. Volume 1, Issue 4...
The African Development Bank’s African Development Report 2012 explores the need for green growth in Africa’s development process. The report, “Towards Green Growth in Africa”, addresses a number of challenges facing the continent in the 21st century, including climate change, population growth, and the combined influence of these factors on...
A new publication by the Netherlands-based NGO Both ENDS, co-sponsored by CDKN discusses the Green Climate Fund and the need for developing an international climate finance system that supports adaptation and mitigation opportunities at city and subnational level. Through the report, a number of climate finance experts, GCF Board Members...
Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director, has published a new opinion piece on fisheries reform. The article sheds light on the EU's agreement to reform its fisheries subsidies regime in the coming months, which aims to reverse decades of excessive overfishing by European fleets at home and abroad.
A new report focusing on a recent public-private dialogue in the Greater Mekong Subregion, (GMS) "New Opportunities for Natural Wealth Management", has just been released. The report outlines the key findings and recommendations from an event held in Bangkok, Thailand, in June 2013, and provides insights into the key opportunities...
The Asia Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) Forum serves as the premier annual gathering of policymakers, donors, practitioners, and other experts involved in enabling low-emission, climate-resilient development in Asia. The annual event aims to facilitate regional coordination; share tools, models, approaches, and best practices; and increase capacity and readiness of...