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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development establishes 17 goals adopted by UN member states as the action plan to achieve sustainable development. Each country must establish its action plan on implementing the UN SDGs and the integration of sustainable development in policymaking at the national level. Environmental, ...

Governments should adopt a supply chain tax policy where the cost of greening or subsidizing the negative impact of carbon emission is high.  While firms decide on the greenness level of the product, governments decide on the adoption of a supply chain tax policy (taxation or subsidy) to maximize the welfare of society ...

Blockchain technology recasts conventional approaches to sustainable development and accelerates SDG progress – if deployed responsibly.  The three areas where blockchain could be an SDG game changer are (1) building resilient and transparent supply chains; (2) creating stronger and more accountable public institutions ...

The EC's proposal to boost the EU’s 2030 emissions reduction target from 40% to "at least 55%" will be fought by industries and governments.  Brussels is proposing a major overhaul of EU climate policy that will reform rules for the forestry and agriculture sectors and expand the Emissions Trading System to also cover ...

The EU budgets for 2021-27 aim to boost recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and advance EU societal objectives, including the European Green Deal.  The €1.8 trillion package reflects a 30% climate target on all EU spending, the EU 2030 emissions reduction target, halving the Just Transition Fund (JTF).  It turns the Euro ...