This report by the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy looks at the price tag of global emissions in Canada and how investing in adaptation and mitigation measures can help reduce these costs.

Article published by Valeria Costantini and Massimiliano Mazzanti in the Research Policy Journal. This article aims at exploring how the export competitiveness of the European Union has been affected by environmental regulation and innovation.

These reports respond to the request of Ministers from 34 countries who signed a Green Growth Declaration in 2009, committing to strengthen their efforts to pursue green growth strategies as part of their responses to the crisis.

The Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP)'s national research study interviewed participants from Canadian provinces, territories and municipalities; professional business associations, and non-government organizations, between November 2010 and February 2011, on participants perspectives as to what a Green Economy could mean for Canada. The study summarizes what was heard in these interviews.

The Report is compiled by the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Green Economy Initiative in collaboration with economists and experts worldwide. It demonstrates that the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a new engine of growth; that it is a net generator of decent jobs, and that it is also a vital strategy for the elimination of persistent poverty. The report also seeks to motivate policy makers to create the enabling conditions for increased investments in a transition to a green economy.

Many indicators regarding the health of the world’s environment remain firmly in the red. Trends such as climate change, water scarcity, air pollution, biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation all continue to threaten our finite stock of natural capital and the ability of our economy to provide sustainable growth and prosperity for all.

Robert Stavins on how cap and trade has been demonized by conservatives as part of an effective strategy to stop climate legislation from moving forward in the U.S. Congress.

Paul Krugman, Princeton’s Nobel Prize winning economics professor, wrote an explanation of why, because of rather than despite, any uncertain about climate disruption, we must act now on building a green economy.

In this report, Stefan Ambec and Paul Lanoie, researchers afilliated with CIRANO, a research centre based in Montréal, Québec, summarize the research done on the Porter hypothesis - and argue that the expenses incurred to reduce pollution can sometime be partly or completely compensated by gains made elsewhere.

The Institute for Policy Integrity at the New York University School of Law has recently released a policy brief entitled "The Other Side of the Coin: The Economic Benefits of Climate Legislation".