All posts tagged "net zero"
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People, planet and profit: how can the UK government supercharge the transition to net zero?Climate change is one of the world’s biggest and most urgent problems – and tackling it provides a huge economic opportunity. During a webinar hosted by Deloitte, panellists discussed what
- Posted September 19, 2023
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From AI to net zero: what governments are focusing on around the worldGovernment are dealing with major trends influencing the work of public services around the world. This article examines issues from artificial intelligence and building citizen trust and engagement, to the
- Posted July 13, 2023
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Sustainability and digital transformation ‘complete game changers’, says Morocco government finance chiefThe head of the finance ministry in Morocco has said that the twin revolutions of sustainability and digital transformation will be “game changers” for government. Noureddine Bensouda, the general treasurer
- Posted June 13, 2023
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Australia appoints new public service commissionerGordon de Brouwer has been appointed Australian Public Service commissioner and will start his five-year term on 11 May, the federal government has announced. The economist, academic and public servant
- Posted May 10, 2023
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UK urged to follow European peers and quit controversial energy treatyThe UK has been urged to end its membership of an energy treaty that enables fossil fuel companies to sue governments over policies that threaten their profits. The Energy Charter
- Posted February 13, 2023
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Top trends in 2023: what will governments prioritise in the year ahead?As the calendar changes from 2022 to 2023, the mammoth challenges faced by governments only grow bigger. From dealing with a looming global recession to decarbonising economies, the key items
- Posted January 29, 2023
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‘International leadership’: UK review sets out roadmap to achieving net zeroA major review has set out the key steps that the UK government must take to both reach net zero and unlock the economic benefits of green growth, with recommendations
- Posted January 17, 2023
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The green gold rush: a sustainable future for finance policyFinance departments have rarely been the loudest champions of environmental sustainability – but at the Government Finance Summit, it was clear that some of their underlying assumptions have shifted: in
- Posted December 20, 2022
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COP27: how finance ministries are working to net zero – but ‘missed a trick’ on COVID-19 responseMuch talk at the COP27 has already touched on the centrality of finance to helping the world reach net zero and tackle the effects of climate change, with many developing
- Posted November 8, 2022
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An ideas accelerator: how the UK’s Data Challenge built two new public servicesGathering ideas from the workforce, the 2021 Civil Service Data Challenge put the best on the path to delivery, bringing benefits for UK citizens overseas, peatlands conservation and the net
- Posted November 2, 2022
