Global Levies on High-Emitting Activities
Concessional Finance
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Concessional Finance
Establishing the foundations of climate-smart growth in some areas and sectors may not consistently generate the returns required by private investors. Concessional finance, including guarantees and other de-risking mechanisms, as well as emissions pricing and taxation, can help bridge this gap.
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Publications and educational material to deepen understanding of Concessional Finance and related topics.
Special Drawing Rights
Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) Utilization
IMF page that explains what SDR are, how does it work and how is it allocated.
Tracker on the Use of Allocated SDRs
Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) Utilization
IMF page that shows SRD allocation and usage.
Resilience and Sustainability Trust
Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) Utilization
IMF page that explains what RST are and show current arrangements.
Limiting climate change requires rechannelling of Special Drawing Rights to Multilateral Development Banks
Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) Utilization
VOX EU column discussing how unused SDRs held by advanced economies could be mobilized to finance climate mitigation and adaptation in vulnerable countries, and examines institutional and governance challenges to scaling this approach.
Taxing high-emitting sectors could help pay for climate-induced loss and damage
Global Levies on High-Emitting Activities
Text about levies on high-emitting activities and solidarity levies.
How Can a Fossil Fuel Levy Cut Emissions and Finance Climate Action?
Global Levies on High-Emitting Activities
Text about levies on fossil fuel emissions, explaining different possible levies.
Scaling Solidarity: Progress on Global Solidarity Levies
Global Levies on High-Emitting Activities
The Global Solidarity Levies Taskforce (GSLT) was launched at COP28. Its goal is to build political will around feasible climate levy options, complementing other global tax initiatives. At COP30, the GSLT concluded its work by presenting implementable levy options and supporting voluntary, coalition-based and nationally led approaches.
A blueprint for a coordinated minimum effective taxation standard for ultra-high-net-worth individuals
Global Levies on High-Emitting Activities
Blueprint for a coordinated minimum effective taxation standard for ultra-high-net-worth individuals. It outlines the rationale, design principles, and implementation options for an internationally coordinated approach to taxing extreme wealth, aiming to reduce tax avoidance, improve equity, and strengthen domestic revenue mobilization across jurisdictions.