Green Economy Briefing Paper: Fiscal Policy - Reforms for a Green Economy

UNEP, in cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), organized a Technical Workshop on Fiscal Policies Towards and Inclusive Green Economy in October 2012 in Geneva. The workshop brought together representatives from both finance and environment ministries to share and discuss their experiences and good practices for driving a green economy through fiscal policy reforms. This paper is one of the follow-ups of this joint endeavour.

  • The role of environmental taxes in a green economy transition
  • Reforming energy subsidies
  • Implications of fiscal reforms and lessons learned