As world leaders head to Cornwall this week for the first G7 meeting in two years, Prime Minister Boris Johnson aims to use the summit to “unite leading democracies to. create a greener, more prosperous future”. Johnson’s words are hardly unexpected. Talk of “building back better” has been ubiquitous since the Covid crisis began. The world is also preparing for COP26, arguably the most important set of climate talks since the Paris Agreement, taking place in Glasgow in November. Reports on 9 June of a UK call for a new Marshall Plan” – named after the US economic programme that helped rebuild European economies after the Second World War – suggest at least some political willpower to step up the climate fight.
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How the G20 is investing more in fossil fuels than in green energy Developed economies are investing at least $291bn in fossil fuels, compared to $246bn in clean energy. G20 stimulus policies favouring fossil fuels continue to threaten a green recovery G20 public money commitments in USD to different energy types in recovery packages, as of 5th May 2021 The IEA’s executive director, Faith Birol, has warned that “the economic recovery from the Covid crisis is currently anything but sustainable for our climate”. This might surprise those of us who thought governments across the world had pledged to use green investment programmes to stimulate economic recovery. But the latest data from The Energy Policy Tracker reveals that G20 Covid recovery packages favour fossil fuels over clean energy, with at least $291bn for fossil fuels, compared to $246bn for clean energy.
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Air New Zealand chief executive Greg Foran reflects on his first year at the airline.
The Government missed chances to use the Covid-19 rebuild to speed progress towards being carbon-neutral, says a new analysis. Strings-free help for Air New Zealand and “reactive” decisions undermined other progress towards clean energy, according to analysts, who ran a ruler over the pandemic response. Energy Policy Tracker – a network of NGOs and universities tracking billions in spending on clean energy and fossil fuels – published its findings on New Zealand today. The analysis found the Government committed the equivalent of at least $700 per New Zealander to energy-related projects since the start of the pandemic – funding projects as diverse as footbridges, highways, hydro projects, and tourist trails.