Climate policy

Incentivising low-carbon and circular development is about incentivising what you want more off, and taxing what you want to see less. Putting a price on greenhouse gas emissions and encouraging their mitigation is one way to gradually move towards higher taxes on resource extraction and use, and lower taxes on labour.

#projects Circular GHG mitigation opportunities in The Gambia: a systems’ approach The Gambia is enhancing its greenhouse gas mitigation pledge under the Paris... read more
#articles Data visuals for The Gambia Data visualization Decoupling economic growth from resource and energy use, requires understanding... read more
#projects Vanuatu: The circular economy pathway to reducing greenhouse gas emissions while preserving national assets The Government of Vanuatu is leveraging the circular economy to increase the... read more
Circular economy NDC Paris Agreement UNDP Shifting Paradigms Enhancing ambition climate change mitigation adaptation UNDP UNEP UN Environment #articles UNDP and UN environment colaborating on inclusive and systemic climate action through the circular economy UNDP and UN environment launched a joint article stating that a 1.5°C world... read more
#projects Circular Lao PDR: exploring new pathways to carbon neutrality Lao PDR plans to use circular economy principles to open greenhouse gas... read more
#articles 7 lessons from a metabolic analysis in Asia 8 July 2019. The city of Almaty in Kazakhstan is the first... read more
#projects 2019 Gap Report: Circular economy strategies would tip balance in battle against dangerous climate change The world can maximise chances of avoiding dangerous climate change by moving... read more
#projects A draft agreement for international cooperation under Paris: the case of solid waste in Peru The Nordic Partnership Initiative is supporting the Government of Peru with the... read more
#projects Looking beyond borders: The circular economy pathway for pursuing 1.5°C Since the Paris Agreement adopted the 1.5° C limit to global warming,... read more
#projects 2018 Global Circularity Gap report reveals our world is only 9% circular 23 January 2018, Davos. – With over 90% of the raw materials... read more