Green Recovery from COVID-19

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Green Recovery from COVID-19

Zero Waste and Economic Recovery: The job creation potential of zero waste solutions

This study finds evidence for good job quality in zero waste systems. Multiple studies of zero waste systems cite higher wages and better working conditions than in comparable fields, and opportunities to develop and use varied skills, from equipment repair to public outreach.
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How can we make cities more liveable post COVID-19? We need some profound rethinking on various aspects including imaginative uses of space that will be crucial to the recovery of urban centres.

https://www.ft.com/content/d7c6cdc6-5e5c-47bd-bc3f-1719953c2ef0
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Camille Andre created a Post in Green Recovery from COVID-19

UK must cancel poor countries' debt or face Covid-19 'financial tsunami'

Billions of dollars of debt owed by poor countries must be permanently cancelled in order to stave off a “looming financial tsunami” caused by Covid-19 and the ensuing global recession, a cross-party committee of MPs has warned.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/jan/26/uk-must-cancel-poor-countries-debt-or-fac...
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Very interesting overview of Japan's pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and the role of finance.

https://www.tokyoreview.net/2021/02/green-financing-the-key-to-japans-post-covid-recovery/
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