G20 economies have tools for green recovery — They just aren't using them yet
Smith, Caitlin ; Gonzalez, Lorena
WRI - Washington, DC
2021
environmental policy ; government policy ; state intervention ; sustainable development ; international agreement
Government and public administration
https://www.wri.org/insights/g20-economies-green-recovery-covid-19
English
Bibliogr.
"Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanying economic gyrations, the world's 20 biggest economies have been battered by heatwaves, floods, wildfires, droughts and cyclones — all urgent reminders of the need to tackle climate change. In response, the G20 countries enacted aggressive recovery and response packages for the virus and the economy, but largely ignored the climate crisis by focusing on business-as-usual and carbon-intensive solutions, making unconditional investments of $262 billion in fossil fuels and only $67 billion in clean energy. .."
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