Hans Peter Lankes

There is growing awareness that actions by policymakers and international organizations to reduce poverty, and those to mitigate and adapt... Read more

This briefing outlines the opportunities for the G20 to provide momentum to further the agenda of mobilising private sources for climate action. Read more

This report presents recommendations of the High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery and Growth, making the case and proposing actions for a big investment push for sustainable recovery and development in emerging markets and developing economies. Read more

This joint report from the Grantham Research Institute and Systemiq contends that the world has in its hands a new growth and development story driven by investment and innovation in green technology, boosted by artificial intelligence (AI) – and this is a much more attractive and inclusive story than the dirty and destructive paths followed in the past. Read more

This independent report sets out a rationale and possible design of a Climate Club, taking its point of departure from the June 2022 G7 Leaders’ Statement on Climate Club. Read more

This white paper outlines an action agenda focused on a big push in investment, innovation and financing. Multilateralism remains key to unlocking the response for a new financial, societal and economic architecture. Read more

In this policy insight, the authors explain how rising to the climate and poverty challenges in tandem can generate great gains for people and the environment across continents and create new paths for sustainable development and poverty reduction – while delayed action on climate change will entrench poverty around the world. Read more

‘Blended finance’ uses development capital as part of the effort to mobilise private capital for climate and nature. The main emphasis in this report is on financing sustainable infrastructure, especially in developing countries, which will require the lion’s share of additional climate and nature-related investments. Read more

This report, produced with the World Economic Forum, outlines a global vision and concrete, practical guidance to grow forward from the COVID-19 crisis towards more resilient economies that serve all parts of society and ensure nature and the environment are preserved for future generations. Read more

This report sets out core elements of an overarching and integrated strategy for recovery from the COVID-10 pandemic and growth, as a contribution to the preparation for the G7 Summit taking place in Carbis Bay, Cornwall (11 to 13 June 2021). Read more

Hans Peter Lankes, Rob Macquarie, Eleonore Soubeyran and Nicholas Stern consider the role that policy design can play in simultaneously tackling climate change and reducing poverty. Read more

G20 leaders recognise the pivotal role the multilateral development banks play in tackling global challenges and supporting sustainable development; now they must more clearly define and carry forward the agenda with urgency and at scale, this commentary argues. Read more

Multilateral development banks are increasingly central to global efforts to reduce poverty, improve opportunity and address climate change. This commentary examines the recent G20 panel proposal on ‘callable capital’ as part of the multilateral development bank reform agenda. Read more

Investments, innovation, policy and finance all play a central role in defining the economic growth model of the 21st century. This commentary argues that better collaboration on these four major issues is vital if we want to create a sustainable, resilient and inclusive future for all. Read more

To ‘build back better’ from COVID-19 we need a broad-based recovery that leaves no one behind; we need to build a more resilient, inclusive society; and we need to make our economy grow quickly and sustainably, argue Hans-Peter Lankes and Roberta Piefederici, as they set out the key elements of a programme for action. Read more