Green Recovery Initiatives | ADB COVID-19 Policy Database

£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

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

PM outlines his ten point plan for a green industrial revolution for 250,000 jobs

Prime Minister's Office

18 Nov 2020

United Kingdom

Green Businesses and Jobs Green and Blue Finance Conservation and Increase of Natural Capital Green and Low Carbon Technologies and Innovations Sustainable Transport and Mobility Clean Energy

£134 million boost to help UK businesses build back greener

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Innovate UK

04 Nov 2020

United Kingdom

Green Businesses and Jobs Green and Low Carbon Technologies and Innovations Clean Energy Waste Management Circular Economy Models Green Value Chains

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

Increased offshore wind ambition by 2030

Scottish Government

28 Oct 2020

United Kingdom

Green and Low Carbon Technologies and Innovations Clean Energy

Scotland’s green recovery

Scottish Government

09 Oct 2020

United Kingdom

Green and Low Carbon Technologies and Innovations Sustainable Transport and Mobility Clean Energy

New plans to make UK world leader in green energy

Prime Minister's Office, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

06 Oct 2020

United Kingdom

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

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.
Regional and global contributions of air pollution to risk of death from COVID-19
Results suggest that ambitious policies to reduce air pollution need to combine with measures to control the transmission of COVID-19.
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
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.
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.
Planting healthy air
Tree planting can be a cost-effective way to make air healthier for many urban residents.
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.
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.
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.
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.<
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.
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.
Climate math: What a 1.5-degree pathway would take
A series of prominent shifts would need to happen for the world to move rapidly onto a 1.5-degree pathway.