IMF Fossil Fuel Subsidies Data: 2023 Update
Globally, fossil fuel subsidies were $7 trillion in 2022 or 7.1% of GDP. Explicit subsidies – the undercharging for supply costs – have more than dou [...]
The United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF)
The United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) is the most important instrument for planning and implementation of the UN d [...]
The Costs of Subsidies and Externalities of Economic Activities Driving Nature Decline
A better understanding of the complexity, size, design, and effects of subsidies and externalities of economic sectors contributing to environmental d [...]
Global Trade is Fracturing: Here’s Why the EU Needs the Green Deal More Than Ever
President Trump is weaponizing trade. After decades of globalization and expanding trade, recent shocks have exposed the fragility of global value ch [...]
A Transformation Strategy with Manifold Socio Economic Benefits for India and Germany
Current patterns of production and consumption, in particular in the global North, cannot be transferred to the rising world population, in particular [...]
On the Role of Construction in Achieving the SDGs
Construction and real estate have been central to the debates on sustainable development. Where the dominant definition of sustainability in the buil [...]
