During the 17th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation (GCET), the Green Fiscal Policy Network (United Nations Environment Programme, International Monetary Fund and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and Green Budget Europe will organize a workshop focused on the political dynamics of implementing green fiscal reforms.

The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) is an international and interdisciplinary institute at Lund University, Sweden. It was founded in 1994 and works at the nexus of economy, industry, and the environment.

The institute’s mission is to produce and share actionable knowledge to catalyse climate neutrality and resource-efficient economies. The IIEEE further educates future leaders and change agents with the knowledge, skills, and networks to drive sustainability transitions.

Policy coherence between spatial and land-use planning and environment policy is an area of increasing focus for governments. Many land-use and spatial planning interventions fail to properly account for environmental consequences, such as those related to urban sprawl, transport systems and flood-zone development.

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) strives to make sustainable development a reality in Asia and the Pacific, using the links it has with various international organisations, governments, businesses and NGOs. Its activities cover a wide range of practical policy research on up-to-date environmental issues. The Institute was established in 1998 with support from the Japanese government and Kanagawa Prefecture, and has its headquarters in Hayama, with a vibrant, international staff base.

The Scientific Partners of BIOECON are pleased to announce the Eighteenth Annual International BIOECON conference on the theme of “Instruments and Incentive Mechanisms for Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Service Provision”. The conference will be held at Kings College Cambridge, England between the 14th – 16th September 2016. BIOECON 18 will be of interest to both researchers and policy makers working on issues in the area of biodiversity, ecosystem services, and sustainable development, in both developed and developing countries.

The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is developing voluntary, consistent climate-related financial risk disclosures for companies to provide information to investors, lenders, insurers, and other stakeholders. A 2015 conference organized by the Agence Française de Developpement and the World Bank focused on the impacts of climate change on power and water infrastructure in Africa. The effects of climate change on infrastructure, especially for transport, energy and trade are a major concern for private companies, investors, governments, and donors.

Forests are an important link in transition to a green economy and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Yet, defining an accurate value of some environmental and social services provided by forest remains a major challenge. No universal assessment method for these services exists, instead a range of approaches have been developed over the past few years.

The World Green Economy Summit (WGES 2016) is the world’s leading platform to discuss, foster, plan and implement the shift to the green economy for government, business, finance and civil society. The Summit’s objectives are to:

The GGKP will host a policy session as part of the 22nd Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE). The session will take place on 24 June from 8:30-10:30am at ETH Zurich.