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

Micro, small and medium enterprises bear the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia

United Nations Development Program

21 Jan 2021

Indonesia

Green Businesses and Jobs Green Value Chains

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

Nepal and DPs agree to enable green and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic

Development Aid

15 Dec 2020

Nepal

Cross-Cutting Measures Green Businesses and Jobs Biodiversity and Ecosystems Sustainable Infrastructure and Nature-Based Solutions Air Quality Clean Energy Waste Management and Circular Economy Waste Management

EPA hosts 2020 Taiwan Circular Economy Summit

Environmental Protection Administration

12 Dec 2020

Taipei,China

Policy and Regulatory Reforms Circular Economy Models Green Value Chains

References

Mobilizing private finance for nature
The paper provides "big five” approaches for governments, companies, and financial institutions to mobilize private finance for biodiversity.
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.
Implementing a Green Recovery in Southeast Asia
This brief outlines how Southeast Asia can focus on green growth to successfully and sustainably recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
A sustainable and equitable blue recovery to the COVID-19 crisis
The report offers a practical roadmap featuring 5 priority blue stimulus opportunities that are ripe for immediate investment of stimulus funding.
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.
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.
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
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
Breaking the plastic wave
Analysis shows that a future with 80 percent less annual plastic leakage into the ocean is achievable by 2040 using existing technologies.
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.
Plastics, the circular economy and Europe's environment - A priority for action
This report introduces the wide family of plastics and explores the main challenges involved in transitioning towards a circular plastics economy.<
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.