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Are we on track for a green recovery? Not Yet March 13, 2021 Share this post: One year from the onset of the pandemic, recovery spending has fallen short of nations’ commitments to build back more sustainably. An analysis of spending by leading economies, led by Oxford’s Economic Recovery Project and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), finds only 18.0% of announced recovery spending can be considered ‘green.’ The report, Are We Building Back Better? Evidence from 2020 and Pathways for...

One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, what have we learned? © Provided by Global News Close up of a young woman getting vaccinated On March 11, the world marked a grim milestone: the anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a pandemic. For many, the anniversary takes sombre tone. One full year isolated from friends and loved ones. One full year out of work. One full year of life as we know it, thrown into complete disarray. To date, more than 2.5 million people -- inclu...

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Friday, 12 March 2021, 7:12 pm UN Member States agreed a new statistical framework on Wednesday that takes into account the contributions of nature, when measuring economic prosperity and human well-being. Adopted by nations gathered at the UN Statistical Commission – the Organization’s highest decision making body for international statistics standards – the new economic and environmental statistical framework is expected to “reshape” decisions and policies for sustainable developme...

Institutions from the UN to the International Energy Agency have warned against a fossil-fuel powered rebound.

Nations to adopt ecosystem accounting ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Thu, Mar 11 2021 8:36 IST | ​ 0 Views Nations to adopt ecosystem accounting (Xinhua/Zou Zhen/IANS). Image Source: IANS News New York, March 11 : In a historic step that may reshape decision and policy-making towards sustainable development, the United Nations adopted a new framework on Thursday that includes the contributions of nature when measuring economic prosperity and human well-being. The new framework, the Syste...

The pandemic created a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rebuild more sustainably, but a new report found just 18% of recovery spending can be considered green.

Nations are spending unprecedented amounts of money to bounce back from the pandemic and the economic shock it triggered, but less than one dollar out of five spent so far will help fight global warming and heal nature, a new United Nations report says.

UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen addressed the trillions in the budget for post-COVID-19 recovery. “We are taking extraordinary amounts out of the pockets of the future — because these are borrowed monies — so let’s not do that with the engine of driving further environmental destruction,” she said. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which also supported the report, was on the panel and highlighted the crucial importance of includi...

The world is missing a once-in-a-generation chance to rebuild a sustainable post-pandemic future, the United Nations said.