Greater collaboration among countries and between governments and the private sector will be required if the world is to recover from the many shocks it is currently experiencing, according to a new report published today (25 May 2022) by the World Economic Forum. Read more
This paper assesses the investment requirements for emerging markets and developing economies that are critical to their development and climate goals, arguing for a big-push investment programme to boost growth and meet global temperature targets. Read more
Lord Stern responds to the announcement made during a press conference following the May Ministerial on Implementation in Copenhagen of the creation of the Independent High-Level Expert Group on scaling up investment and finance. Read more
In this commentary piece for Raisina Dialogue the authors highlight the need to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels and the critical role climate finance can play in facilitating the transition to net-zero. Read more
This paper produced to accompany 'G7 leadership for sustainable, resilient and inclusive economic recovery and growth', covers: how to make 'levelling up' or 'building back better' work better; multilevel finances in recovery and building back better: Germany and the US; and strengthening the role of the European Commission, before drawing some policy lessons for the G7 and for other systemically important countries. Read more
In this technical note SYSTEMIQ has aggregated a range of estimates in order to come to a picture of low-carbon investment opportunities across the 2020s. The note accompanies the report by Nicholas Stern, 'G7 leadership for sustainable, resilient and inclusive economic recovery and growth'. 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
The UK has a unique opportunity to ‘rebuild to last’ after COVID-19 and design an inclusive, resilient and sustainable growth strategy that builds off the Chancellor’s Summer Economic Update, argue James Rydge and Dimitri Zenghelis. Read more
There’s an opportunity to build a new social contract, tackle inequality, foster innovation and adopt a long-term industrial strategy, write Sam Unsworth and Anna Valero, discussing some of the issues raised from a recent webinar hosted by the Royal Economic Society on policies for a strong and sustainable recovery from COVID-19. Read more
This year’s Budget, due to be announced next week, should mark the beginning of massive and long-term investment in zero-carbon... Read more
