The ICTSD policy brief Advancing Multilateral Trade Negotiations on Fisheries Subsidies outlines the key options on the table in the core substantive elements of the current negotiating texts on fisheries subsidies.
Fossil fuel subsidy reform is recognised as a vital component of the transition to a sustainable future. A group of 12 countries issued a Ministerial Declaration on Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform (WT/MIN(17)/54) on the occasion of the WTO’s Eleventh Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires in December 2017. Drawing on the knowledge and policy options generated by ICTSD and partners over recent years, this policy brief Reforming Fossil Fuel Subsidies through the Trade System is intended to support WTO members in building on this declaration.
The role of technology transfer in the mitigation of climate change has been strongly emphasized in the recent policy debate. This paper Technology Diffusion and Climate Policy: A Network Approach and its Application to Wind Energy offers a network-based perspective on the issue.
By using qualitative content analysis and a participatory approach, the paper The Green Economy: Pragmatism or Revolution? Perceptions of Young Researchers on Social Ecological Transformation investigate perceptions of young researchers from various disciplines working on issues related to the Green Economy.
Managing Coastal Ecosystems in the Philippines: What Cash for Work Programmes Can Contribute compares three incentive schemes that may induce resource users to protect or rehabilitate coastal resources: Payments for Ecosystem Services, Environmental Conditional Cash Transfers and Cash for Work.