While difficult to argue that only 'harmful' fossil fuel subsidies are problematic from a climate and environmental perspective, today marks a great first step on tackling fossil fuel subsidies.

Another country says good-bye to the outdated ECT. Unsurprisingly, the UK no longer wants to risk being sued for its climate action by fossil fuel firms. #NoECT Boston University Global Development Policy Center

Today, World Health Organization (WHO) member states are gathering to negotiate the text for a global pandemic agreement. Flexibilities around intellectual property protection must feature prominently in the agreed text, argues Boston University Global Development Policy Center’s Rachel Thrasher in this #opinion .

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Drawing on a November 2022 workshop, a new policy brief from Rachel Thrasher + Yudong Liu IDs 3️⃣ 🔑 issues that must be addressed to put the global economy on course for achieving shared development + climate goals.

Read more: gdpcenter.org/45W2SE4

The global trade and investment regime has been in tension with climate policy-making almost from the beginning. Our new policy brief highlights ways forward to resolve the tension in favor of a Just Transition.

Check out my conversation with my colleague Purvaja Modak Mathur about the Appellate Body crisis and what role G20 countries could play to resolve it. Boston University Global Development Policy Center Indo Pacific Circle

'The climate crisis requires finding the optimal balance between rapid innovation and diffusion to protect the health and well-being of both individuals and the global community'. This will require some policy experimentation. Nagesh Kumar, PhD Boston University Global Development Policy Center

The G20 is now the G21! Exciting news as the African Union (AU) secures permanent #membership .

Kudos to ASAP, Jeffery sachs, and others for championing this cause! 📷

Read the #policy brief here for more information: prepared-project.eu/g21/

#G21 #AfricaRising

A new T20 Brasil policy brief ID's 🔑 challenges + shortcomings of IMF quota-based resources, funding + governance, with recommendations for balanced quota reform.

Read more from William N. Kring, Haihong Gao, Rakesh Mohan + Marilou Uy: gdpcenter.org/45L0sId

Across the 🇺🇸US, 🇨🇳China, 🇮🇳India, 🇫🇷France, 🇩🇪Germany + 🇿🇦South Africa, what was the most common type of trade-related policy intervention used in response to COVID-19?

A new Globalization and Health article IDs policy lessons for the global trade regime: gdpcenter.org/3PzeBCy

As G20 Leaders meet in New Delhi, we make a case for facilitating access to technologies for green transition, taking cues from access to medicines under WTO’s TRIPS Agreement in Financial Express jointly with Rachel Thrasher & Warren Kaplan Institute for Studies in Industrial Development Boston University Global Development Policy Center

European Commission's recommendation for a coordinated #EU exit from the embattled #EnergyCharterTreaty is a 'potential watershed moment', IISD' Nathalie Bernasconi, NIKIEMA H. Suzy & Lukas Schaugg write in a fresh must-read deep dive on the #ECT .
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🌊 NEW report from the Debt Relief for Green + Inclusive Recovery Project finds that $812 billion in sovereign debt needs to be restructured for 61 countries to reach debt sustainability + achieve climate/dev goals.

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Looking at 3️⃣ infamous debt episodes from Latin America to East Asia, Leslie Elliott Armijo + Prateek Sood trace how ad hoc decision-making muted the voices of Global South sovereign borrowers when default loomed.

Read more: gdpcenter.org/44SuJ6S

Both pricing + non-pricing measures are needed for carbon emissions reduction, but assessing them is a complex task.

In a new policy brief, Xiaobei He + Marilou Uy outline 4️⃣ recommendations that IMF + multilateral forums should consider.

Read more: gdpcenter.org/43vVmxE

In a new blog, Rachel Thrasher debunks the myth that investor-state dispute settlements + the Energy Charter Treaty are essential for protecting renewable energy investors and achieving a low-carbon future.

Here's 3️⃣ reasons why: gdpcenter.org/3NQDxTS