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Accountability and the SDGs: Three reasons for optimism
It is traditional wisdom that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. In the chain of governance needed to ensure that humanity moves resolutely towards sustainable development, the weak link is accountability, particularly at the international level.
How Going Glocal Could Help Fix Our Water Troubles
The need for water management has never been more critical. In North America, the media spotlight has focused most acutely on California, which is facing one its most severe droughts on record.
The Way Forward: How scenario analysis will help countries implement the SDGs
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are intended to offer a ‘supremely ambitious and transformational vision’ for our common future till 2030.
Fuel Subsidies in Nigeria: There are better ways to help the poor (and the economy and the environment)
The downturn in oil prices over the past year has hit Nigeria’s public budget hard. When money is tight, it seems obvious that governments should first phase out programmes that are expensive and have low benefit to their intended beneficiaries.
Warsaw Climate Conference Side Events: Reaping Emissions Reductions from Fossil-Fuel Subsidy Reform
This video investigates the links between fossil fuel subsidies, greenhouse gas emission reductions and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
CEM and ECPA Side Event: Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform and Investments in Clean and Affordable Energy
Recent developments in fossil fuel subsidy reform and discussion of how to sustain the progress made, should oil prices rise again.