Green Recovery Initiatives | ADB COVID-19 Policy Database

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

14 World leaders commit to 100 percent sustainable ocean management to solve global challenges; call for more countries to join

High Level Panel for the Sustainable Ocean Economy

02 Dec 2020

Global

Policy and Regulatory Reforms Green Businesses and Jobs Green and Blue Finance Conservation and Increase of Natural Capital Sustainable Infrastructure and Nature-Based Solutions Enforcement of Environmental Regulations Green and Low Carbon Technologies and Innovations Sustainable Transport and Mobility Clean Energy Waste Management Circular Economy Models Green Value Chains

EU budget: European Commission welcomes agreement on €1.8 trillion package to help build greener, more digital and more resilient Europe

European Commission

10 Nov 2020

European Union

Policy and Regulatory Reforms Green Businesses and Jobs Green and Blue Finance Conservation and Increase of Natural Capital Green and Low Carbon Technologies and Innovations

New action to improve air quality

Scottish Government

30 Oct 2020

United Kingdom

Policy and Regulatory Reforms Enforcement of Environmental Regulations Green and Low Carbon Technologies and Innovations Sustainable Transport and Mobility

“Green Lifestyle for All” promotes environment-friendly approaches in daily life

Environmental Protection Administration

29 Oct 2020

Taipei,China

Policy and Regulatory Reforms Circular Economy Models Green Value Chains

New department “public space” in the Roads and Green Space Office

District Office Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg of Berlin

14 Oct 2020

Germany

Policy and Regulatory Reforms Sustainable Infrastructure and Nature-Based Solutions

Joint Media Release: $61.7 million boost for environment, jobs and tourism

Ministry for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development; Ministry for the Environment; and Ministry for Trade, Tourism and Investment

01 Oct 2020

Australia

Policy and Regulatory Reforms Green Businesses and Jobs Waste Management Circular Economy Models Green Value Chains

Gas goes green as UK takes another step toward net zero

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

22 Sep 2020

United Kingdom

Policy and Regulatory Reforms Green and Low Carbon Technologies and Innovations Clean Energy

State of the Union: Commission raises climate ambition and proposes 55% cut in emissions by 2030

European Commission

17 Sep 2020

European Union

Policy and Regulatory Reforms Green Businesses and Jobs Green and Blue Finance Enforcement of Environmental Regulations Green and Low Carbon Technologies and Innovations Clean Energy

Green recovery will lift Sweden out of dual crisis

Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Infrastructure

16 Sep 2020

Sweden

References

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.
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
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
Air Pollution: Locked Down by COVID-19 but Not Arrested
This article summarizes the relationship between air pollution and COVID-19, and suggests policy recommendations for countries to build back better
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.
Low carbon jobs: The evidence for net job creation from policy support for energy efficiency and renewable energy
Renewable energy can generate more jobs in the middle of a recession and requires less labor for operation and maintenance in the long run.
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.
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.
Greener after: A green recovery stimulus for a post-COVID-19 Europe
The paper presents the criteria policymakers can use to assess which investments can be part of a green economic stimulus programme.