| If yes, explain in detail: |
There have been several cooperations between GBG and UN sub-organisations and bodies in the past:
UNEP as well as UNDP were sponsors of the 8th Annual Global Conference on Environmental Taxation (18th-20th October 2007) in Munich, organized by GBG in cooperation with the Faculty of Business, Economics and Information Systems at the University of Regensburg.
The conference was focusing on the impacts of Environmental Fiscal Reforms (ETR) and other market-based instruments on innovation, technology and employment and included special workshops on ETR in developing, emerging and transition economies.
More information is available at the conference’s website: http://www.worldecotax.org/home.html
GBG hosted two sessions together with UN ESCAP at the UN ESCAP Brainstorm meeting on “East Asia Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap”, which took place during the 11th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation on 3rd – 5th November 2010 in Bangkok. In this context, GBG staff also carried out an EFR-training for staff from the Thai Ministries for Natural Resources and Environment and Finance on behalf of UN ESCAP. |
| Publications: |
GBG regularly publishes policy, briefs, background and discussion papers and studies on issues of market-based instruments in environmental policy. A list of our latest publications is provided below. GBG also issues newsletters in Germany and English, which appear roughly 6 times a year.
In the following, please see GBGs' publications made in 2011.
STUDIES:
Bär, H. / Jacob, K / Meyer, E. / Schlegelmilch, K.: Ways to cut environmentally harmful subsidies (German title: Wege zum Abbau umweltschädlicher Subventionen)
Diekmann, L. / Gerhards, E. / Klinski, S. /
Meyer, B. / Schmidt, S. / Thöne, M.: Taxation of company cars in Germany
(German title. Steuerliche Behandlung von Firmenwagen in Deutschland)
Küchler, S. / Meyer, B.: The real cost of electricity
(German title: Was Strom wirklich kostet)
POSITION PAPERS:
12/2011: Ludewig, D. / Nestle, U: Programme for the Polish nuclear energy
(German title: Programm für die polnische Kernenergie)
06/2011: Amendment of the act for the establishment of an “Energy and Climate Fund”
05/2011: An important step into the right direction - Position on the European Commission’s proposal for the revision of the Energy tax Directive
BACKGROUND PAPERS
10/2011: Ludewig, D. / Meyer, E.: Prosperity or Growth? From a growth to a welfare oriented mar-ket economy
(German title: Von der wachstums- zu einer wohlfahrtsorientierten Marktwirtschaft
DISCUSSION PAPERS
10/2011: Küchler, S. / Buchholz, H.: Comparison of current energy taxes with the tax concept of Prof. Kirchhof
(German title: Vergleich der geltenden Energiesteuern mit dem Steuerkonzept von Prof. Kirchhof)
10/2011: Ludewig, D. / Meyer, E.: The potential of royalties for resource protection and country finances.
(German title: Das Potential der bergrechtlichen Förderabgabe für Ressourcenschutz und Länderfi-nanzen)
08/2011: Meyer, B. / Küchler, S. / Ludewig, D.: Assignment of taxes and duties to the factors la-bour, capital and environment
(German title: Zuordnung der Steuern und Abgaben auf die Faktoren Arbeit, Kapital, Umwelt)
06/2011: Cottrell, J. / Pearce, C / Nilsson, M.: Proposals for an effective revision of the Energy Tax Directive
05/2011: Meyer, E.: The contribution of market-based instruments to a sustainable resource policy.
(German title: Der Beitrag ökonomischer Instrumente zu einer nachhaltigen Ressourcenpolitik)
REPORT
05/2011: Ludewig, D. / Küchler, S. / Meyer, E.: Financing the turn of energy policies by reducing environmentally harmful subsidies
(German title: Energiewende finanzieren durch Abbau umweltschädlicher Subventionen) |
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