In response to the COVID-19 pandemic recovery plans are being developed to get economies out of the slump. Some are arguing that such plans should be environmentally sustainable. One example of an economic recovery plan that also seeks for a cleaner future is The Sustainable Recovery Plan. The plan was presented on June 18th by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The plan focuses on a series of policies that can be taken in the next 3 years to boost employment and create a source of cleaner energy. A joint IEA-International Monetary Fund analysis states that the recovery plan would create 9 million jobs, and push the global GDP 3.5% higher by 2023 than it would have grown otherwise.
Fatih Birol, IEA’s executive director summarises the recovery plan in a statement: "Governments have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reboot their economies and bring a wave of new employment opportunities while accelerating the shift to a more resilient and cleaner energy future".
Post-COVID-19 Recovery Plans
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic recovery plans are being developed to get economies out of the slump. Some are arguing that such plans should be environmentally sustainable. One example of an economic recovery plan that also seeks for a cleaner future is The Sustainable Recovery Plan. The plan was presented on June 18th by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The plan focuses on a series of policies that can be taken in the next 3 years to boost employment and create a source of cleaner energy. A joint IEA-International Monetary Fund analysis states that the recovery plan would create 9 million jobs, and push the global GDP 3.5% higher by 2023 than it would have grown otherwise.
Fatih Birol, IEA’s executive director summarises the recovery plan in a statement: "Governments have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reboot their economies and bring a wave of new employment opportunities while accelerating the shift to a more resilient and cleaner energy future".
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