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After a brief illustration of sovereign green bonds’ features, this paper describes the market evolution and identifies the main benefits and costs for sovereign issuers. The financial performance of these securities is then analysed. 2021 Level: advanced Green Bonds: the Sovereign Issuers’ Perspective Raffaele Doronzo, Vittorio Siracusa and Stefano Antonelli Mercati, infrastrutture, sistemi di pagamento From the theoretical literature, the authors provide seven reasons to be sceptical about the occurrence of sufficient decoupling in the future. In addition to the extensive summary of the recent literature, 'decoupling debunked' provides a great introduction into the decoupling hypothesis. 2019 Level: beginner Decoupling debunked: Evidence and arguments against green growth as a sole strategy for sustainability Timothée Parrique, Jonathan Barth, François Briens, Christian Kerschner, Alejo Kraus-Polk, Anna Kuokkanen, Joachim H. Spangenberg European Environmental Bureau Green Growth has been increasingly discussed as a solution to the socio-ecological crisis. But can economic growth be sustainable at all? 2022 Level: beginner Is Green Growth a myth?   Netzwerk Plurale Ökonomik e.V. In this searing and insightful critique, Adrienne Buller examines the fatal biases that have shaped the response of our governing institutions to climate and environmental breakdown, and asks: are the 'solutions' being proposed really solutions? Tracing the intricate connections between financial power, economic injustice and ecological crisis, she exposes the myopic economism and market-centric thinking presently undermining a future where all life can flourish. 2022 Level: beginner The Value of a Whale Adrienne Buller Manchester University Press The Commentary explains the circular value chain and innovation potential along it. Focusing on Israel, examples on how cross-industry collaboration can help supporting a successful positioning in a (Digital) Circular Economy are presented. 2022 Level: beginner Innovation Potential for a Circular Economy "Made in Israel" Dr. Vered Blass, Dr. Nicole Stein Israel Public Policy Institute Eco-modernisation’s promise that technological fixes will provide us with the efficiency we need to decouple environmental burdens from economic growth suggests that business-as-usual can continue. Today’s guest Timothée Parrique is the best to explain why this is not happening and why relying solely on technological solutions is like betting on green zero in roulette. 2023 Level: beginner Why will technology not save our souls? Timothée Parrique, Alexandra Köves Economics for Rebels - European Society for Ecological Economics

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