Environment Economics

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding large scale felling of toddy yielding palm trees in Bihar, 05/06/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …

The economics of ecosystems and biodiversity for local and regional policy makers

Factoring the planet's multi-trillion dollar ecosystem services into policy-making can help save cities and regional authorities money while boosting the local economy, enhancing quality of life, securing livelihoods and generating employment according to this study released by TEEB for Local and Regional Policy Makers at the biodiversity conference in Ghent, …

Ecological economics and Civil Society organisations: a blueprint for collaboration

This report by the CEECEC project aims to provide a blueprint for capacity building activities for collaborative research between civil society organisations (CSOs) and researchers working on issues of environmental conflict. The overall focus is not on theory but on case study learning, whereby CSOs and academics co-operate to identify …

The CEECEC handbook: ecological economics from the bottom-up

This handbook is a draft stand-alone toolkit for teaching and learning ecological economics through front-line activist experience and knowledge. Is the product of collaborative efforts between environmental activists and ecological economists from around the world belonging to the CEECEC network. This handbook, comprised of 14 chapters and a glossary, is …

Greendex 2010: consumer choice and the environment - a worldwide tracking survey

This 17 nation survey on consumer behavior and environmental impact by National Geographic & Globescan revealed that environmentally friendly behaviour in 10 of 17 countries has increased and India has the most sustainable consumption pattern. This is the third year National Geographic has partnered with GlobeScan to develop an international …

Tradable permits in developing countries: Evidence from air pollution in Chile

Santiago was one of the first cities outside the OECD to implement a tradable permit program to control air pollution. This article looks closely at the program

Valuing the environment: economics for a sustainable future

A vast number of people in developing countries depend on the natural environment for their livelihoods

Assessing the environmental impacts of consumption and production

This report prepared by the International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management assesses best available science on the environmental and resource impacts of production and consumption. The assessment report identifies priorities amongst global consumption activities, industrial sectors and materials from primary industries in terms of their environmental impacts and their resource …

A framework for assessing green growth policies

This paper proposes an analytical framework for assessing policies that will contribute to a better integration of environmental externalities in the pursuit of economic efficiency and growth objectives. The framework consists of two parts. The first part lays out principles and criteria for the identification and selection of policies that …

Global climate change policy tracker: the green economy - the race is on

This report have identified no less than 154 new policy announcements globally just since October, in the run-up to the conference. This is the highest number of new government initiatives ever recorded on this issue in a four month period. Progress can be traced directly to the summit and the …

Sustainable consumption and production: An agenda beyond sustainable consumer procurement

Since the recent, very tangible manifestations of the multiple crises in our economic, environmental, and social systems, there is increasing recognition of the need to change how we do things. This has led to the more regular use of words such as transition, transformation, and eco-innovation, especially in areas of …

Can sustainable consumers and producers save the planet?

Anthropogenic carbon emissions exemplify modern resource overexploitation. The consumption of 1.2 billion richer humans accounts for some 75% of total emissions. Instead of viewing these consumers as part of the problem, we should persuade them to contribute to the solution.

Green investing 2010: policy mechanisms to bridge the financing gap

This report provides an update on the status of investment in clean energy and how the sector has survived the financial crisis. It also provides a critical overview of the various public and private sector financing mechanisms at the national, state and local level that could help unleash further necessary …

A Green GDP

India plans to revise its GDP by taking into account the environmental fallout of economic activity. (Editorial)

Eco-efficiency indicators: measuring resource-use efficiency and the impact of economic activities on the environment

The greening of economic growth series ESCAP, its partners and Asia-Pacific countries have advocated "green growth" as a strategy to achieve sustainable development in the resource-constrained, high-poverty context of the Asian and the Pacific region. The conventional "grow now, clean up later" approaches to economic growth are increasingly placing the …

Climate change: turning costs into income opportunities

This Policy Brief states that developing countries, although facing considerable costs, can also generate new income if they adapt their development strategies to the requirements of climate change mitigation. It stresses the role of government in facilitating the process of structural change, not only by fostering

Environmental assessment for use on medium-impact projects

This document addresses development projects' impact on the environment, which may be harmful to communities and ultimately increases poverty and makes people more vulnerable to disasters. It contains an environmental assessment template and describes the six steps involved in completing this assessment, in addition to disaster and climate risk reduction …

The economics of ecosystems and biodiversity for national and international policymakers

Policy-makers who factor the planet's multi-trillion dollar ecosystem services into their national and international investment strategies are likely to see far higher rates of return and stronger economic growth in the 21st century. Some countries have already made the link to a limited extent and are glimpsing benefits in terms …

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