Global Green Recovery. Really?

Global Green Recovery seems to be the buzz phrase exciting journalists and Social Media types in many parts of the world right now. But there's also a large contingent of battle-weary climate campaigners, as well as a number of multi-billionaire corporate overlords, who suspect it's all just fine words in the press to give us average folks a little something to be hopeful about, and that in reality the world will sprint back to business as usual at the earliest possible opportunity like a free diver taking their first breath after resurfacing. So is there any chance of our society adopting any of the sustainability proposals that are being put forward by just about every global organisation involved in modern energy, food, transport and industry? 


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Research links
United Nations
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sdgs-framework-for-covid-19-recovery/

https://undocs.org/en/E/2020/59
SOFI 2020
International Energy Agency
https://www.iea.org/about

International Renewable Energy Agency
https://www.irena.org

COP26
https://www.ukcop26.org

Carbon Tracker

https://carbontracker.org/the-road-ahead-after-covid/

https://carbontracker.org/reports/how-to-retire-early/

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jun/04/coronavirus-crisis-collapse-fossil-fuels-demand
Our World In Data
https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impacts-of-food


World Economic Forum
World Bank
http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/223671586803837686/Sustainability-Checklist-for-Assessing-Economic-Recovery-Investments-April-2020.pdf

Carbon Brief
https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-will-china-build-hundreds-of-new-coal-plants-in-the-2020s


European Union
https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/factsheet_1_en.pdf

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/28/eu-green-recovery-package-sets-a-marker-for-the-world

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/28/eu-pledges-coronavirus-recovery-plan-will-not-harm-climate-goals


US Green Recovery Proposal

https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/aoc-climate-unity-joe-biden-carbon-power-solar-powers-a9609131.html?utm_campaign=Carbon%20Brief%20Daily%20Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-05-04/donald-trump-s-coronavirus-recovery-plan-is-a-mystery

Africa
https://www.africanews.com/2020/07/09/covid-19-impact-on-agriculture-assessment-of-recovery-efforts-analysis/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/how-to-be-green/covid-19-climate-smart-growth-africa/

Canada
https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/may-2020/canada-needs-a-green-recovery-to-confront-covid-19-and-other-crises/

Australia
https://greens.org.au/recovery


India
https://www.iea.org/events/accelerating-clean-energy-innovation-global-needs-and-opportunities-for-india

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/with-9440-covid-19-patients-cured-in-last-24-hours-indias-recovery-rate-stands-at-55-77/articleshow/76508514.cms




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