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Green Recovery: Overview of implemented measures

The New Climate Institute has launched a new report about recently adopted climate policies and climate-relevant policy responses to COVID-19. The report is the latest in a series of publications analyzing global climate action. It includes three sections: An overview table of climate mitigation policies adopted or planned between July 2019 and August 2020, covering...Read more »

Canada Infrastructure Bank: CAD 10 billion for sustainable recovery spending

On October 1, 2020, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a plan to position the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) as an important vehicle for a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The bank will allocate CAD 10 billion within three years to projects that create 60,000 jobs and contribute to a green, low-carbon economy. Priority...Read more »

Nature Conservation: McKinsey report quantifies global benefits

A new McKinsey report highlights the business case for stepping up global investments in natural capital. The authors illustrate the critical need for expanding nature conservation, analyzing global risks to natural capital, and the crucial value of nature for human activities. To reduce the loss of natural capital around the world, scientists and policy-makers demand...Read more »

New Climate Finance Instruments Launched to Accelerate Green Recovery

On September 28, the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (the Lab) launched eight innovative finance solutions designed to channel private resources to climate action in developing economies. The instruments pay attention to supporting the most vulnerable populations during and after the pandemic while building long-term resilience. The finance instruments will support nature-based solutions as well...Read more »

World Leaders Pledge to Put Biodiversity and Climate at the Heart of Recovery

Political leaders from around the world have launched the Leaders’ Pledge for Nature, committing to reversing biodiversity loss by 2030. Supported by more than 70 countries and several non-state actors, the pledge is meant to send a united signal to step up global ambition for biodiversity, nature, climate, and people. The Leaders’ Pledge for Nature...Read more »

How Governments Can Boost a Green Recovery

In an article published in September 2020, authors from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) make the case for scaling up green recovery efforts worldwide. The article underlines that well-designed economic stimulus packages can create much-needed jobs and lower emissions while also transforming the countries for leadership in the green economy over the longer term. The...Read more »

British Inquiry: People want fair and green recovery

In September 2020, The Guardian reported that a majority of people across Britain supports an ambitious transformation of the United Kingdom into a greener, fairer, and more equal society. The assessment is based on an extensive inquiries by a cross-party group of MPs, which involved over 55,000 people through representative polls, workshops, and telephone conversations....Read more »

Clean Recovery: Australia to invest in future energy technology

The Australian Government announced an AUD 1.9 billion investment package supporting low-emission energy projects. To facilitate these investments, the mandates of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will be expanded. The package, which was revealed on September 17, 2020, aims to get the country’s emission-intensive manufacturing, transport, and...Read more »

Resilient Recovery: Canadian Task Force shared final report

The Task Force for a Resilient Recovery has released its final report, recommending CAD 55.4 billion in green recovery investments to support long-term jobs and economic growth in Canada. The Task Force encourages Canada’s leaders to learn from the missed opportunities after the 2008/09 financial crisis when countries invested in recovery measures that resulted in a historic...Read more »

IEA Report Demands Greater Efforts for the Clean Energy Transition

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published its new flagship report, Energy Technology Perspectives 2020. It analyses more than 800 different technology options to assess pathways to reaching net-zero emissions by 2070 while ensuring a resilient and secure energy system. According to the report, transitioning only the power sector to clean energy would get the...Read more »