World Bank approves First Amazon Fiscal and Environmental Sustainability Program — The project will support fiscal reforms aimed at promoting fiscal sustainability while integrating forest conservation and development, as part of the state’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery plan.

This 'NDC Update Report December 2020' features perspectives on how COVID-19 is impacting climate action from the NDC Partnership, Climate Analytics, SouthSouthNorth, FAO, BUND, and WRI

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Africa in the context of COVID-19

Only the U.S. and China Can Stave Off Debt Disaster

Relations between the United States and China promise to be fraught even under President-elect Joe Biden’s administration. There’s one area where the two rivals can and should cooperate immediately, however: to head off a looming debt crisis that threatens to hurl millions into poverty across Africa, Latin America and Asia.

Japan unveils $708 billion in fresh stimulus with eye on post-COVID growth. This includes US$19 billion to promote investment that helps achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Five years after the signing of the Paris Agreement, the gap between pledges and implementation remains large. This Production Gap Report highlights the discrepancy between countries’ planned fossil fuel production levels and the global levels necessary to limit warming to 1.5°C or 2°C, with the COVID-19 recovery marks a potential turning point.