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WBG |Getting a Grip on Climate Change in the Philippines: Excutive ReportTo assess gaps and accelerate implementation of the climate reform agenda, in 2012 the Department of Budget and Management and the Climate Change Commission sought advisory services from the World Bank to carry out a Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (CPEIR). Category: Climate-Informed Fiscal Planning |
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WBG |‘Green’ Growth, ‘Green’ Jobs and Labor MarketsThe term ‘green jobs’ can refer to employment in a narrowly defined set of industries providing environmental services. But it is more useful for the policy-maker to focus on the broader issue of the employment consequences of policies to correct environmental externalities such as anthropogenic climate change. Most of the literature focuses on direct employment created, with more cursory treatment of indirect and induced job creation, especially that arising from macroeconomic effects of policies. Category: Climate-Informed Fiscal Planning, Align Policies with Paris Agreement, NDC Support and Implementation |
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WBG |Environmental Fiscal Reform: What Should Be Done and How to Achieve ItThe term environmental fiscal reform (EFR) means different things to different people. In this report, we will take EFR to mean: a range of taxation or pricing instruments that can raise revenue, while simultaneously furthering environmental goals. This is achieved by providing economic incentives to correct market failure in the management of natural resources and the control of pollution. Category: Promote Carbon Pricing Measures, Climate-Informed Fiscal Planning |
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