TF2 - Climate Change, Sustainable Energy & Environment PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY FINANCING WITHIN THE G20: THE ROLE OF FISCAL INSTRUMENTS ABSTRACT Improvements in energy efficiency (EE) can deliver a “double dividend” by reducing emissions and helping to protect the environment. Yet, constraints such as limited [...]

TF2 - Climate Change, Sustainable Energy & Environment DESIGNING RECOVERY PACKAGES TO BE CONSISTENT WITH LOW-CARBON TRANSITIONS ABSTRACT G20 countries should make a renewed commitment towards providing stronger incentives for investment in low-carbon technologies, including through carbon pricing, but also via a more rapid phasing [...]

TF2 - Climate Change, Sustainable Energy & Environment ACCELERATING YOUTH-LED TRANSFORMATIVE ACTIONS THROUGH ICT-ENABLED EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ABSTRACT We are living in a dynamic and changing world, one that requires youth and young people to be critically informed and prepared to address a range [...]

TF2 - Climate Change, Sustainable Energy & Environment POLICY DIRECTION FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES AND COMBATING ENERGY POVERTY ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has added urgency to addressing Energy Poverty challenges. Local energy initiatives can support local employment, while bringing benefits to vulnerable consumers. In more developed [...]

TF5 - 2030 Agenda and Development Cooperation DEBT RELIEF FOR SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY IN LOW- AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES: PROPOSAL FOR NEW FUNDING MECHANISMS TO COMPLEMENT THE DSSI PROBLEM-SOLVING AND LEARNING-BY-DOING PRACTICES TOWARDS THE 2030 AGENDA ABSTRACT Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic continues its successive waves worldwide and [...]

TF5 - 2030 Agenda and Development Cooperation INVOLVING HIGHER EDUCATION (SDG4) IN ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES (SDG11) THROUGH PROBLEM-SOLVING AND LEARNING-BY-DOING PRACTICES TOWARDS THE 2030 AGENDA ABSTRACT Global goals are inherently interrelated and therefore effective, comprehensive action taken towards one goal can support the [...]

TF5 - 2030 Agenda and Development Cooperation THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN A POST-COVID WORLD ABSTRACT Women across the world are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, reversing gains in gender equality made in recent decades. Women-led businesses have been more negatively impacted [...]

TF5 - 2030 Agenda and Development Cooperation A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT AGRI-FOOD SECTOR TO BETTER DEAL WITH THE PANDEMIC ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has put new emphasis on the intrinsic weaknesses of current food production and consumption models across the world. These weaknesses include [...]

TF5 - 2030 Agenda and Development Cooperation AVAILING EXISTING FRAMEWORKS TO ENABLE A CLEAN AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSITION IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR ABSTRACT While there is an immediate need to tackle global environmental issues, the decarbonization of the transport sector represents a key challenge at the [...]

TF5 - 2030 Agenda and Development Cooperation SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION FOR SDGS POST PANDEMIC: STRENGTHENING TECHNOLOGY FACILITATION MECHANISM AND GLOBAL PUBLIC GOODS FOR LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES ABSTRACT The UN has called for a “Decade of Action” in respect of SDGs in order to [...]