Green Recovery Initiatives | ADB COVID-19 Policy Database

Governor Cuomo Announces New Regulations Adopted to Accelerate Renewable Energy Projects Across New York State

New York State Pressroom

03 Mar 2021

United States

Policy and Regulatory Reforms Clean Energy

Fuelling a greener future: E10 petrol set for September 2021 launch

Department for Transport

25 Feb 2021

United Kingdom

Sustainable Transport and Mobility

Joint media release: In-water conservation and monitoring kicks off on the Great Barrier Reef

Ministry for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development; Minister for the Environment; and Special Envoy for the Great Barrier Reef

22 Feb 2021

Australia

Green Businesses and Jobs Conservation and Increase of Natural Capital

UKEF supports offshore wind deal in Taiwan and UK green jobs with £200 million

UK Export Finance

18 Feb 2021

Taipei,China, United Kingdom

Green and Blue Finance Clean Energy

Safer, greener travel: government investment in transport tech to accelerate the road to a green recovery

Department for Transport

11 Feb 2021

United Kingdom

Green and Blue Finance Sustainable Transport and Mobility

£40 million government funding to help polluting businesses clean up

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

07 Feb 2021

United Kingdom

Green and Blue Finance Green and Low Carbon Technologies and Innovations Clean Energy

£11 million boost for energy entrepreneurs to turn green dreams into reality

Department for Transport

04 Feb 2021

United Kingdom

Green and Blue Finance Green and Low Carbon Technologies and Innovations Clean Energy

Budget to support net-zero transformation

Scottish Government

01 Feb 2021

United Kingdom

Green Businesses and Jobs Green and Low Carbon Technologies and Innovations

£84 million boost for technology to power a green aviation revolution

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

27 Jan 2021

United Kingdom

Green Businesses and Jobs Green and Blue Finance Sustainable Transport and Mobility

Budget 2021 funding for the Departments of the Environment, Climate and Communications, and Transport reflects government ambition for a green, jobs-led recovery

Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications; Department of Transport

19 Jan 2021

Ireland

Green and Low Carbon Technologies and Innovations Sustainable Transport and Mobility

References

Are We Building Back Better? Evidence from 2020 and Pathways for Inclusive Green Recovery Spending
The report provides an analysis of over 3500 fiscal policies announced by leading economies as they stimulate growth in the wake of the pandemic.
Building Back Better: How Big Are Green Spending Multipliers?
This paper estimates multipliers for spending in clean energy and biodiversity conservation to help inform stimulus measures for a post-COVID-19 su
Policy Brief: Green Recovery and the Transition to Green Economy in Uzbekistan
This paper presents a framework for COVID-19 recovery by “building forward better,” towards the development of a “green economy” in Uzbekistan.
Small Business Green Recovery Fund to power US climate transition
The proposed Small Business Green Recovery Fund aims to rejuvenate economic recovery while also catalyzing the transition to climate neutrality by
COVID-19 in North and Central Asia: Impacts, Responses and Strategies to Build Back Better
By recognizing that it is not a zero-sum game between enacting COVID-19 recovery measures and achieving the 2030 Agenda, countries can align recove
Priorities for mayors for a green post-COVID recovery: global perspectives
Economic experts presented their top three priorities for bringing about a green recovery and their advice on how cities can achieve this.
Impacts of COVID-19 on wood value chains and forest sector response
This policy brief summarizes the global survey findings on the impacts of COVID-19 on wood value chains and recovery measures for the forest sector
Assessment of Green Recovery Plans After Covid-19
New analysis, commissioned by the We Mean Business coalition and conducted by Cambridge Econometrics, shows that green recovery plans boost income,
Green budgeting and tax policy tools to support a green recovery
This policy brief focuses on ways in which countries can use green budgeting and tax policy tools to implement green recovery stimulus packages.
Making the green recovery work for jobs, income and growth
A green recovery will significantly enhance the resilience of economies and societies in severe recession and accelerating environmental challenges
Biodiversity and the economic response to COVID-19: Ensuring a green and resileint recovery
This Policy Brief focuses on the importance of integrating biodiversity considerations into the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
The Economic Case for Greening the Global Recovery through Cities: 7 priorities for national governments
This paper explores seven priorities for national governments which can yield economic dividends whilst contributing to long-term urban resilience.
COVID-19 accelerates ESG trends, global investors confirm
In the face of this crisis, the facts are now proving the resilience of sustainable investing.
53 Ways to Reform Fossil Fuel Consumer Subsidies and Pricing
Governments have the opportunity to look closely at fossil fuel subsidy reform and fuel taxation as effective tools for a green recovery.
Preventing the next pandemic - Zoonotic diseases and how to break the chain of transmission
Report warns that further outbreaks will emerge unless governments take active measures and sets out ten recommendations to prevent future pandemic