The experience of the green stimulus programmes implemented in the wake of the 2009 financial crisis provide useful lessons for policy design.
This report analysed the likely jobs created, energy saved, and carbon emissions avoided from several energy efficiency investments that have been proposed for inclusion in economic stimulus and infrastructure legislation.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an economic crisis in the United States. Tens of millions of people are out of work, one in three families with children cannot afford adequate food, and three million small businesses expect to close their doors permanently. This report proposes a path forward – with a bold economic renewal plan that would sustain jobs for more than 9 million people every year for the next 10 years while building an economy that fosters cleaner air and water, higher wages, healthier communities, greater equity, and a more stable climate.
This report outlines five strategic, city-specific green stimulus ideas that Congress could consider to help our cities build back better.
This report presents seven “green strings” that should be attached to COVID-19 recovery measures announced by Canada’s government.