Presentation of the KAS Policy Paper

We did it!!! Thanks to everyone, who helped us prepare our joint KAS Policy Paper “Carbon Taxation and Market Financial Instruments for Mobilizing Climate Finance”. Special thanks to Prof., Dr. Reimund Schwarze – coauthor, Gabriele A. Baumann, Kateryna Bilotserkovets, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, young scientists from KNEU, European University Viadrina and many others! Policy Paper is…

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Presentation of the Policy Paper “Carbon Taxation and Market Financial Instruments for Mobilizing Climate Finance”

As a part of the climate innovators meeting “Climate Innovators Meet-up” (21.12.2016), initiated by the “Reanimation Package of Reforms”, a presentation of the KAS Policy Paper “Carbon Taxation and Market Financial Instruments for Mobilizing Climate Finance” took place. This Policy Paper was prepared in collaboration with Prof., Dr. R. Schwarze from European University Viadrina (Frankfurt,…