Green Recovery Initiatives | ADB COVID-19 Policy Database

Commission welcomes European Parliament's approval of Recovery and Resilience Facility

European Commission

10 Feb 2021

European Union

Policy and Regulatory Reforms Green Businesses and Jobs Green and Blue Finance

£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

China's pursuit of green recovery paves way for carbon-neutral pledge

Xinhuanet

06 Feb 2021

People's Republic of China

Green Businesses and Jobs 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

£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

One Planet Summit: Germany supports stronger global biodiversity protection

Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

11 Jan 2021

Germany

Policy and Regulatory Reforms Conservation and Increase of Natural Capital Enforcement of Environmental Regulations

19 projects will clean up and protect waterways

Beehive.govt.nz

09 Jan 2021

New Zealand

Green Businesses and Jobs Conservation and Increase of Natural Capital

Delivering Scotland’s green recovery

Scottish Government

08 Jan 2021

United Kingdom

Green and Blue Finance Green and Low Carbon Technologies and Innovations Sustainable Transport and Mobility

Recycling wastelands: a fund of 300M euros deployed

Ministry of Ecological Transition

22 Dec 2020

France

Conservation and Increase of Natural Capital

The EU, Leonardo DiCaprio and Global Wildlife Conservation team-up to protect biodiversity

European Commission

16 Dec 2020

Global

Green and Blue Finance Conservation and Increase of Natural Capital

References

COVID-19 stimulus measures must save lives, protect livelihoods, and safeguard nature to reduce the risk of future pandemics
Responding to the COVID-19 crisis means choosing policies and actions that protect nature – so that nature can help to protect us.
Major ESG investment funds outperforming S&P 500 during COVID-19
Some of the biggest investment funds set up with ESG criteria are outperforming the broader market during the COVID-19 crisis.
Opinion survey on COVID-19 and wildlife trade in five Asian markets
A survey in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong showed public support to the closure of illegal and unregulated wildlife market.
Planting healthy air
Tree planting can be a cost-effective way to make air healthier for many urban residents.
Building partnership for green recovery in Kazakhstan
The updated mid-term economic plan of Kazakhstan seeks to put sustainability at the heart of the country’s recovery.
Evidence brief—How effective are nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation?
The economic benefits of nature-based solution was evident when coastal wetlands protected properties from flood damages during Hurricane Sandy.
Leveraging the Sustainable Development Goals to Enhance Environmental Sustainability in Asia and the Pacific
Only when decision-makers see the interconnections between policy and practice will environmental sustainability become the new normal.
IUCN Global Standard for NbS
The new IUCN Global Standard enables everyone to consistently and reliably design, assess and scale-up Nature-based Solutions.
Nature Hires: How nature-based solutions can power a green jobs recovery
This report offers examples of NbS successfully deployed around the world and how they support a sustainable response to the COVID-19 crisis.
How to feed the world in times of pandemics and climate change
In this brief, four questions are addressed from the perspective of livestock systems.
Thinking Ahead: Indonesia's Agenda on Sustainable Recovery from COVID-19 Pandemic
An overview of Indonesia's response to the challenge of adjusting policies for a more inclusive and sustainably developed future.
When good conservation becomes good economics
A study estimated that every dollar invested in Kenya's conservation and wildlife tourism could generate benefits that range from $3 to $20.
WHO Manifesto for a healthy and green COVID-19 recovery
The manifesto underscores the need for health leaders to be directly involved in designing and monitoring the COVID-19 economic recover
Green Finance Strategies for Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery in Southeast Asia: Greening Recoveries for Planet and People
Innovative finance mechanisms plays a key role in catalyzing funds from private capital for a green and sustainable regional recovery.
Whatever it takes to save the planet? Central banks and unconventional green policy
An analytical framework was developed to study the economic and environmental effects of “green quantitative easing".