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COVID-19 Economic Recovery Policies in Turkey Should Include Supporting Self-Sustaining Agricultural Production
Turkey’s current or planned health and economic recovery policies for addressing COVID-19 are not taking into account issues related to...
Addressing Economic, Environmental, & Climate Change Related Issues in Thailand a Huge Challenge During COVID-19
At present, Thailand is facing major economic and environment-related challenges with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic, including severe droughts, and...
Time Will Tell When and How Spain Moves Forward in Terms of The Economy and Climate Change Efforts
*Note: Article written April 18, 2020; as this is an evolving situation, data and situations may have changed by the...
South Korea Beating COVID-19 & Discussing a “Green New Deal”
The South Korean government provides COVID-19 emergency disaster relief funds to all of its citizens. It is an unprecedented amount...
South Africa Should Take a Sustainable Development Approach to Economic Recovery from COVID-19
South Africa is particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 given its levels of poverty, unemployment, inequality, and vulnerable employment, as well as...
Recommendations for Improving the Climate Aspects of Saudi Coronavirus Economic Recovery Policies and Programs
The Saudi Arabia government announced on March 20th a $32 billion economic stimulus package to help the economy badly hit...
Russia’s Economic Growth Model Based on Oil is No Longer Sustainable
By the end of March 2020, there were no readily available statistics on Russia’s emissions, though there were some estimates...
Economic Recovery Plans in Mexico Have Mixed Signals for Climate Change Efforts
As of April 2020, when this article was written, Mexico has implemented several economic measures that have been considered by...
Japan’s Planned Relief Packages Lack Any Mention of Energy Transition
The COVID-19 pandemic has become the defining global health crisis of our time, with deep social and economic implications in...
EU and Government Funding Are Being Used as Economic Stimulus Absent Any Mention of Climate
A Country Hard Hit by the Virus Italy is, at the time of writing (4/26/2020), the third most affected country...
Indonesia Ignores Climate Considerations in Its Initial COVID-19 Economic Recovery Policies
Indonesia declared a state of public health emergency on March 2, 2020. The president created Government Regulation No. 21/2020 on...
Can COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plans Help Put India on the Path to Low Carbon Sustainable Development?
The first case of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in India was reported on 30 January 2020, originating from China. As of 30...
Germany’s Initial COVID-19 Stimulus Package Leaves Out Climate Issues
Just as it has in 200 other countries, the coronavirus has led to an essential halt to everyday life in...
COVID-19 Calls Into Question the Implementation of the EU Clean Energy for All Package
In her speech to the European Parliament on 26 March 2020, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der...
Climate Mitigation and Environmental Protection Policies Continue Unabated in China Despite COVID-19
While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to claim victims across the globe, China is gradually reducing the drastic measures that shut...
CO2 Emissions in France Drop Following Lockdown – Climate Aspects Not Considered in Pandemic Policies
France has been under lockdown because of COVID-19 since mid-March. As of 19 April, the lockdown has been extended twice...
Canada’s Response to Coronavirus Does Not Take Into Account Climate Considerations
(1) Canada’s health and economic recovery policies for addressing COVID-19 In the span of a month, Canada, similar to many...
Brazil’s Unpreparedness for Coronavirus Outbreak Paints a Grim Picture of How it Will React to Climate Change
Like most countries in recent months, Brazil has been severely hit by the recent coronavirus outbreak. In some regions, the...
Fossil Fuels Likely to be Leveraged as an Economic Kick-Starter in Australia
At the time of writing, Australia is in a hopeful position. Strong leadership from state governments has squashed the pandemic...
Energy Sector Reform in the US Means Make Coal Great Again
In order to comply with the Paris Agreement, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President Obama passed the Clean Power...