This report reviews review Green Deal experiences following the 2008-2009 global financial crisis and provides recommendations on how to design recovery packages that combine COVID-19 recovery with climate action.
This report analyses the momentum of targets for net-zero emissions across companies, cities and regions worldwide.
This report assesses two recovery plans that could boost both GDP and protect jobs. The first plan follows a ‘return to normal’ approach by reducing VAT rates and encouraging households to resume spending. The second plan is a ‘Green’ Recovery Plan that aims to boost economic activity while simultaneously reducing CO2 emissions.
The scale of the COVID-19 crisis and the associated size of the response mean that decisions governments make now will influence systems, create assets, and define development directions well into the future. ADB developed this technical note to help its developing member countries in moving forward, with the assessment framework intended to serve as a tool that decision-makers can use to select and prioritise a package of recovery interventions that will collectively achieve recovery, climate, and resilience objectives.
This report aims to kickstart a more holistic discussion on the full suite of public policies needed to support innovation for a circular economy in Canada. It explores these policies through insights from experience with clean innovation, and a review of the emerging global menu of circular economy policies. Based on this analysis, it highlights gaps that need to be addressed and makes the case for building a robust innovation ecosystem to support the circular economy transition.
This study is the first comprehensive scientific assessment and material flow analysis of plastic packaging waste in the Philippines. This serves as foundation for the proposed elements and components of an extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme for the Philippines.