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

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

Solar power charges pandemic recovery for indigenous farmers in Viet Nam

United Nations Environment Program

22 Jan 2021

Philippines

Green Businesses and Jobs Green and Low Carbon Technologies and Innovations Clean Energy

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

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

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

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.
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 Strings: Principles and conditions for a green recovery from COVID-19 in Canada
“Green strings” are key principles, criteria, and conditionalities that are critical to apply to ongoing economic stimulus and recovery efforts.
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".
Building a greener recovery: Lessons from the Great Depression
The report reviews the Great Recession green stimulus and discusses their implications in today's post pandemic green recovery strategy.
Green Deals to accelerate climate action post-COVID-19
This report provides recommendations on how to design recovery packages that combine COVID-19 recovery with climate action.
Green jobs in Sri Lanka: Linkages between environmental sustainability and decent work
The paper focuses on opportunities and challenges for Green Jobs in Sri Lanka highlighting knowledge gaps, skills, and environmental sustainability
Green versus brown: Comparing the employment impacts of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and fossil fuels using an input-output model
Each $1 million shifted from brown to green energy will create a net increase of 5 jobs.
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.
Planting healthy air
Tree planting can be a cost-effective way to make air healthier for many urban residents.
ASEAN Green Finance State of the Market 2019
The volume of green bond and loan issuance globally in 2019 increased by over 50% from 2018 showing a strong investor and issuer interest.
Maximising the benefits: Economic, employment and emissions impacts of a Green Recovery Plan in Europe
The report contributes to the growing evidence base of what green recovery policies can achieve in Europe.
Accelerating Climate and Disaster Resilience and Low-Carbon Development through the COVID-19 Recovery: Technical Note
The assessment framework provides a tool to prioritize interventions that will collectively achieve recovery, climate, and resilience objectives.<
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.