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Only 6% of G20 pandemic recovery spending ‘green’, analysis finds

The analysis of the G20 fiscal stimulus spending belies claims many governments made a “green recovery” that would “build back better” from upheavals caused by the pandemic and lockdowns.

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World leaders promised a green recovery. They got a brown one instead

“The world missed an opportunity to have a green recovery,” said Obama climate official Alice Hill. “We hoped it would. But it didn’t.”

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Care infrastructure is key to an equitable, green recovery from the Covid-19 crisis

As federal policymakers confront the parallel crises of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and racial injustice, a significant investment in our nation's care infrastructure - and the workforce and green jobs that power it—presents an urgent opportunity to address all three.

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Paul Greenberg, Carl Safina: We need an infrastructure package for nature

The long-term needs of ecosystems should come before our knee-jerk demands to get back to life.

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World needs to kick its coal habit to start green recovery, says IEA head

Dependency on coal in key parts of the world is preventing a global green recovery from taking off, and the shift away from coal needs to be made a global priority, the head of the world's energy watchdog has said.

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What could a good green recovery plan actually look like?

What does a green recovery look like? That is the question governments around the world are considering as they decide how to align their $12tn worth of economic rescue packages for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic with their obligations under the Paris climate accord.

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Only 6% of G20 pandemic recovery spending ‘green’, analysis finds

World leaders promised a green recovery. They got a brown one instead

Care infrastructure is key to an equitable, green recovery from the Covid-19 crisis

Paul Greenberg, Carl Safina: We need an infrastructure package for nature

Australia lags far behind other top economies on 'green recovery' pandemic spending

World needs to kick its coal habit to start green recovery, says IEA head

What could a good green recovery plan actually look like?

Nuclear energy expansion faces cost and feasibility hurdles

Arizona elections could reshape renewable energy policies

Trump used disaster aid as a political weapon, say former officials

Houston area has more than 100 unauthorized air pollution events already this year

In the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania, new poll finds 90% of respondents support stricter fracking regulations

Federal tax subsidies for carbon capture raise verification concerns

Nations face growing challenges in reducing emissions as global electricity demand increases

Op-ed: Labor and environmental groups can both win in the clean energy transition. Here’s how.