All posts tagged "green growth"

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  Delivering Clean Growth: a pathway to sustainable development in the UK

  The science is clear. With the effects of climate change already biting, we urgently need to transform the way we live and work.  And to successfully transition to a green

  • Posted August 3, 2022
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  A bright future in the green economy

  Developing green industries will be vital in meeting our national net zero commitments, and it is only by harnessing the economic and business opportunities that flow from decarbonisation that we

  • Posted April 13, 2022
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  UK’s green recovery plan lacks ambition and co-ordination, think tank warns

  The UK government is lagging behind other countries in its green post-COVID recovery plans, according to a London-based think-tank. The government’s ambition for a green recovery is “modest” compared with

  • Posted July 12, 2021
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  Autumn for urbanism? Cities after the pandemic

  Since COVID-19 arrived, demand for homes and offices has moved out of city centres – raising questions over their future. Adam Branson asks whether this shift will endure, and considers

  • Posted June 28, 2021
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  Tech strategies not being matched by investments, UN report finds

  While governments around the world are recognising the importance of technology in building a green, sustainable future, too many are spending only small sums on research, a UN report has

  • Posted June 18, 2021
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  OECD launches new policy framework to support sustainable economic recovery

  Countries emerging from pandemic-driven economic crises can steer their economies toward a more sustainable future by focusing policy reform on resilience, facilitating reallocation of resources, and better support for people

  • Posted April 14, 2021
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  From retrofits to investment vehicles: building the infrastructure for green growth

  To ‘build back better’, governments must oversee the creation of new infrastructures to decarbonise their economies. At a recent webinar, senior officials from the OECD, Estonia and the Czech Republic

  • Posted April 9, 2021
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  Pandemic spending failing to build back better so far, report finds

  Just 2.5% of all spending – and 18% of long-term economic recovery measures – announced by governments in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic last year is earmarked for green

  • Posted March 11, 2021
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  Switzerland launches Green Fintech Network

  Switzerland’s government has launched a Green Fintech Network to identify and propose new measures that will improve the operating environment for start-ups involved with sustainable finance and tech. The network

  • Posted November 12, 2020
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  Crisis response: an interview with Sir Suma Chakrabarti

  Suma Chakrabarti, the former UK permanent secretary and EBRD chief, sees opportunities as well as risks amidst the COVID crisis; but western governments, he warns, are fumbling their response. Matt

  • Posted August 27, 2020
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