Climate Change

More from the Series

Blog Post
New Money for the Green Climate Fund: How To Tackle Climate Change More Effectively
Arthur Baker
and
Ian Mitchell
September 05, 2019
Blog Post
Fuel Subsidy Reform and Green Taxes: Using Digital Technology to Do It the Right Way
Alan Gelb
and
Anit Mukherjee
July 11, 2019
Reforming inefficient and inequitable energy subsidies continues to be an important priority for policymakers, as does instituting “green taxes” to reduce carbon emissions.
POLICY PAPERS
Fuel Subsidy Reform and Green Taxes: Can Digital Technologies Improve State Capacity and Effectiveness?
Alan Gelb
and
Anit Mukherjee
July 11, 2019
Reforming inefficient and inequitable energy subsidies continues to be an important priority for policymakers as does instituting “green taxes” to reduce carbon emissions. The paper outlines how the use of digital technology can help accomplishing those reforms, drawing on four country c...
Blog Post
The Dollars of Destruction: Infrastructure Damage Costs in LMICs
W. Gyude Moore
July 08, 2019
The increasing regularity and intensity of extreme weather events has drawn needed attention to incorporating resilience into planning and construction of infrastructure.
Blog Post
At UNHCR's Annual Consultations, Prioritizing the Connection Between Environment and Livelihoods of Refugees and Hosts
Cindy Huang et al.
July 02, 2019
This week, the global community is meeting in Geneva for the UNHCR Annual Consultations to discuss collaborative, evidence-based approaches to address the rapidly changing global refugee context. Livelihoods and the environment are important themes.
Blog Post
When Foes Become Friends: Indigenous Rights and REDD+ in Indonesia
William Savedoff
November 13, 2018
Blog Post
China’s “Green” Belt and Road Initiative Isn’t Very Green
Scott Morris
November 08, 2018
What would it look like today if major multilateral finance institutions like the World Bank had never adopted the climate agenda as a binding constraint on their operations? Unfortunately, we have a real-world approximation of that hypothetical in the form of Chinese development finance. At least, ...