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  • News Article September 20, 2017

    Commentary: To fight climate change, removing bad incentives is just as vital as rolling out good policies

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala writes that an international effort is under way to encourage countries to remove policies that may contradict their otherwise sincere efforts to reduce carbon emissions.

    This article was first published in the South China Morning Post. 

    To fight climate change, removing bad incentives is just as vital as rolling out good policies 

    By Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

  • News Article September 6, 2017

    New Research: Demystifying Compact Urban Growth

    Most developed countries now pursue policies that implicitly or explicitly aim at promoting compact urban form. This report analyses more than 300 academic papers that study the effects of compact urban form, and finds that 69% of the papers reviewed find positive effects associated with compact urban form. Over 70% of studies find positive effects of economic density (the number of people living or working in an area). A smaller majority of studies attribute positive effects to mixed land use (58%) and the density of the built environment (56%). 

  • News Article September 4, 2017

    Commentary: Going Green is Good for Business

    This article was first published in The Financial Times. 

    Going Green is Good for Business 

    by Naina Lal Kidwai

    Naina Lal Kidwai is the sustainability chair and past president of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry. She is a member of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate. 

  • News Article August 3, 2017

    New Research: Better Urban Growth in Tanzania

    Tanzania has the sixth highest rate of urban population growth in the world, but so far it has been largely informal and unmanaged. This paper offers recommendations for managing Tanzania’s urban growth at the country level.

  • News Article July 19, 2017

    New Climate Economy Summer Update

    This newsletter covers an event hosted by the New Climate economy and the Swedish Embassy on Business Opportunities for the Climate and Economy, the New Climate Economy's response to the US on the Paris Agreement, a new OECD report, and the latest developments on carbon pricing and renewable energy.

  • News Article June 2, 2017

    Commentary: Coal is dead. Long live the sun

    Coal is no longer the best option for energy or for jobs. In fact, it’s become a risky bet, writes President Calderón in the Financial Times.

  • News Article June 1, 2017

    President Calderón: Statement on US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement

    The following is a statement from President Felipe Calderón, former President of Mexico and Honorary Chair of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate:
     
    The Trump administration has made a grave mistake by withdrawing from the Paris Agreement. It has made it harder for the United States to take advantage of the booming and job-creating low-carbon economy. It is also going against the will of the American people. 7 in 10 Americans support the agreement.
     
  • News Article May 12, 2017

    Commentary: Women in the Green Economy

    Closing the gender gap is the right thing to do for women and the planet. It is also smart economics, write Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Isabella Lövin in Project Syndicate.

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