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With alarming speed, COVID-19 has infected tens of millions of people worldwide and killed more than one million. It has impacted economies and changed people's lives, particularly the poor and vulnerable who are already disproportionately impacted by climate change and other environmental, social, and economic risks.
The virus has also become central to national policy and has halted business operations in ways that were unimaginable. The economic impacts of these efforts are likely to be felt for years to come.
In addition to responses from government leaders, who are calling for support to cope with the twin crises of public health and rebuilding economies in sustainable and resource-efficient ways, industry and finance stakeholders also have important roles. This includes generating innovative solutions for diversifying production portfolios, building business capacities for sustaining growth, and aligning institutional investors’ fiduciary duties and stewardship practices with long-term decision-making and sustainable value creation.
Created a Post in Climate Change, Green Recovery from COVID-19
Japan unveils $708 billion in fresh stimulus with eye on post-COVID growth. This includes US$19 billion to promote investment that helps achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Created an Event in Natural Capital, Green Recovery from COVID-19
Created an Event in Energy, Green Recovery from COVID-19, Cities and Urban Development
Created a Post in Climate Change, Green Recovery from COVID-19, Energy
Five years after the signing of the Paris Agreement, the gap between pledges and implementation remains large. This Production Gap Report highlights the discrepancy between countries’ planned fossil fuel production levels and the global levels necessary to limit warming to 1.5°C or 2°C, with the COVID-19 recovery marks a potential turning point.
Created a Post in Climate Change, Green Recovery from COVID-19, Sustainable Finance
New brief out from the Green Finance Institute on facilitating a green recovery in the UK, with investments by the UK National Infrastructure Bank in key sectors -- the built environment, clean energy, transport, and more! For instance, the report notes that "there are nature-based projects that have the ability to attract significant private capital if the Government acts as a co-investor or provides first loss guarantees particularly within sustainable and regenerative agriculture and sustainable forestry – both sectors which could provide water and carbon sequestration."
Created a Post in Green Recovery from COVID-19
COVID-19 response and recovery: nature-based solutions for people, planet and prosperity
Stimulating post‐COVID‐19 green recovery by investing in ecological restoration
NOx Emissions Reduction and Rebound in China Due to the COVID‐19 Crisis
Spatiotemporal variations and reduction of air pollutants during the COVID-19 pandemic in a megacity of Yangtze River Delta in China
COVID-19: macroeconomic dimensions in the developing world