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GBE Annual Conference
Budapest, HUNGARY, 8th - 9th July 2010
The Annual Conference of Green Budget Europe took place on July 8th and 9th in Budapest.
The main topics of the conference were the following:
1. Environmentally Harmful Subsidies and their Elimination.
2. Communicating Green Budget Reform.
For documentation, the presentations, photos and the conference programme, please click here.
Latest edition of Green-Budget News
18.06.2010
The latest edition of Green-Budget News has been published this week. Many interesting articles and discussions can be found here.
Indirect Tax Forum 2010 postponed to June 16th
21.04.2010
Due to the closure of European airspace, this forum will now take place on Wednesday, June 16th. All existing registrations will be valid for the new date. For further information click here.
UNCTAD: Trade & Environment Review 2009/2010 published
09.03.2010
The study "Promoting poles of clean growth to foster the transition to a more sustainable economy" has been published. It singles out three areas of sustainable, "green" growth that are of particular and strategic importance for the low-income and least developed countries.
Further information here.
Indirect Tax Forum 2010 - 22 April 2010 in London
05.03.2010
The forum aims to present the latest developments in indirect taxation and make practical recommendations for an efficient indirect tax system.
Further information here.
Green Budget Germany awards Adam Smith Prize 2010 to the green conscience of the CSU: Josef Göppel
23.02.2010
The award ceremony will take place at 5pm on 23 April in the Rotes Rathaus in Berlin. Further information on the Adam Smith Prize here.
New book by Prof. Dr. Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker
February 2010
Factor Five has been published. Together with Michael Smith, Karlson Hargroves and Charlie Hargroves. For many years the renowned scientist Weizsäcker makes the case for the application of eco-tax schemes.
WWF-Study: Biodiversity & The EU Budget
November 2009
The paper is available here.
Spanish minister of the environment on the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)
01.02.2010
In her speech before the European Parliament Ms Espinosa stressed the importance of a new CFP. In November 2009 GBE contributed
to the EU consultation regarding this reform.
Further information here. The European Commission refers to the issue here and the European Parliament here.
Carbon Taxation: A Forgotten Climate Policy Tool?
Study by Global Utmaning.
Project Manager: Carl von Essen. This study is available here.
Online-Course on Climate Change
Start: 1. Februar. Offered by the University of Copenhagen.
Further information is available here.
Green Budget News 25
January 2010
The latest issue of Green Budget News is available here.
Youth Talks
Berlin, 19 February
Green Budget Germany invites youth organisations to talk about generation justice in the context of climate change and financial crisis. Click here for more information (in German).
Which tax system to use for a low carbon economy?
Brussels, 30 November 2009
The conference, held by The European Commission (Directorate General for Taxation and Customs Union), will focus on possibilities for addressing global warming through targeted taxation instruments, in theory and in practice, and taking into account broader economic and social considerations.
More information is available here.
Press Conference: "Economists against new coal-fired power plants"
Berlin, Hotel Albrechtshof, September 17th, 10-11 am
In a joint declaration more than 40 economists caution against the financial and climatic risks of new coal-fired power plants in Germany.
Further information in German is available here.
Economic instruments in environmental protection and social justice - European examples and German perspectives
October 9th, Berlin, Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Haus
Green Budget Germany is organising a conference looking at "Economic Instruments in Environmental Protection and Social Justice - European Examples and German Perspectives", which will take place in Berlin on Friday, October 9th, 2009.
For more information on this Green Budget Germany conference, please click here.
Environmental Policy in Times of Financial Crisis
July 17th, London, Kings College, Great Hall
The annual conference of Green Budget Europe is taking place in London. The main goal of the conference is to demonstrate that market-based instruments in environmental policy can contribute to the solution of both environmental and economic problems. The conference will evaluate EU environmental and fiscal policy in this context.
A draft of the conference program is available here.
For more information on this year's Green Budget Europe annual conference, please click here.
Seminar: Capacity Development for Environmental Fiscal Reform
June 2009
Together with GTZ, Green Budget Germany (GBG) offers an EFR Training Seminar for policy makers, administration officials, and NGO representatives. The seminar employs innovative methods and uses all opportunities available for interactive group work. The main issue of the seminar will be to develop an understanding of EFR concepts and definitions, as well as to adopt the knowledge gained in the most effective ways in developing countries. Further information is available here.
Solution of the Crisis with Public Spending? Contribution of Market-Based Environmental Policy
May 29, Berlin, Rotes Rathaus
On May 29, Green Budget Germany organized a conference in Rotes Rathaus, the town hall of Berlin.
More information about the conference is available here.
Adam Smith Prize 2009
May 29, 2009
In May the 6th awardee of the Adam Smith Prize was announced.
More information on Adam Smith Prize is available here.
Green Budget News 22
April 2009
The latest issue of GBG News is available here.
