Are We Building Back Better? Evidence from 2020 and Pathways for Inclusive Green Recovery Spending

Resource type: 
Policy
EU project stamp: 
No
Main entity: 
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Type of entity: 
IGO
Key themes: 
Economic and social development
Nature-based recovery
Societal challenges: 
New Economic Opportunities & Green Jobs and Participatory Planning and Governance
Social Justice and Social Cohesion
Scope: 
Global
Description: 

This report provides an analysis of over 3500 fiscal policies announced by leading economies in 2020 and calls for governments to invest more sustainably and tackle inequalities as they stimulate growth in the wake of the devastation wrought by the pandemic.

The report draws evidence collected up to February 2021 on The Global Recovery Observatory is an initiative led by the Oxford University Economic Recovery Project (OUERP) and supported by UNEP, the International Monetary Fund and GIZ through the Green Fiscal Policy Network (GFPN). 

Semester theme: 
1. In light of the pandemic
Date: 
2021
Language: 
EN
ES
FR