Policy & Regulation

Responding to Coronavirus: Low-carbon Investments Can Help Economies Recover

The COVID-19 pandemic is first and foremost a human tragedy. The virus has also hit society like a global tsunami, disrupting travel, cutting off communities. A stimulus package that includes ramping up fossil fuel production or use would be a terrible mistake. Bold climate action could deliver at least $26 trillion in net global economic benefits between now and 2030 compared with business-as-usual. Indonesia is one of the largest economies in the world and has identified a low-carbon growth path, which goes beyond the country’s current climate commitments and would deliver an average GDP growth rate of The economic Case for Low-carbon Development is published by the New Climate Economy, which includes creating more than 65 million new low- carbon jobs in 2030, and will unlock an array of economic, social and environmental benefits in Indonesia, it says. In 2045, those benefits will include more than 15 million additional jobs and 15 million extra jobs, it.

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An initiative to establish battery cell production in Germany and Europe
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An initiative to establish battery cell production in Germany and Europe

Two large-scale European projects are currently being developed in Europe to innovate and manufacture battery cells. The projects are to cover the entire value chain of battery cell manufacturing, from the materials to manufacturing and recycling. European Commission gave go-ahead for .

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5 Strategies that achieve climate mitigation and adaptation simultaneously
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5 Strategies that achieve climate mitigation and adaptation simultaneously

Coastal wetlands, mangroves and seagrasses are unique coastal ecosystems. They defend coasts against sea level rise by buffering storm surges and floodwaters. Mangrove forests currently hold the equivalent of more than two years of global.

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Uruguay, Latin America’s renewable champion
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Uruguay, Latin America’s renewable champion

Uruguay now produces more than 97 percent of its electricity from renewable energy sources. The country has undergone a remarkable change in its energy sector in recent years. Wind farms across the country had lowered these costs by more than 200 million US dollars annually.

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Influencing the European Green Deal and industrial strategy: Leaders and laggards among small EU states
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Influencing the European Green Deal and industrial strategy: Leaders and laggards among small EU states

Finland offers free online course in Artificial Intelligence to 500m citizens. The aim is to persuade 1% of the population or 5m to take the course by the end of 2021. Sweden and the Netherlands are following in their wake.

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New report says electrification of several European sectors could slash emissions by 60%
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New report says electrification of several European sectors could slash emissions by 60%

Electrification of the transport, buildings, and industrial sectors in Europe could slash greenhouse-gas emissions by 60% between 2020 and 2050. The report outlines a plausible pathway of electrification, taking account of current levels of policy ambition in countries like the UK .

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India's electricity upgrade
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India's electricity upgrade

As of December 2019, India had installed 86 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity. India has an ambitious target of 175GW of variable renewable energy by 2022, rising to 450GW by 2030. Renewable energy resources are abundant in India.

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Europe's sustainable future depends on accessibility of raw materials for batteries
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Europe's sustainable future depends on accessibility of raw materials for batteries

EESC singles out accessibility of raw materials as a pressing issue. Widespread e-mobility is the next key step towards making sustainable transport possible. Only by having ongoing access to raw materials for batteries will Europe be able to move away from fossil.

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Industry’s role in addressing climate change
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Industry’s role in addressing climate change

Only 19% of the largest, listed industrial companies are aligned with a pathway to keep global warming to 2 degrees C or below 29% are set to align their emissions with Paris Pledges by 2030. The proportion of companies disclosing their emissions has increased from.

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New decade opens with cascade of US coal plant closures
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New decade opens with cascade of US coal plant closures

The new decade is opening with a mounting cascade of plant closures in the United States coal industry. Investors abandoning ship, revenue driven down by record-low gas and renewable energy prices, and communities asking increasingly tough questions about the coal-fired generating stations in.

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