Full Title: From COVID-19 Response to Sustainable Redesign: How Decarbonization, Circular Economy, and Decentralization Can Guide the Transition and Strengthen National Climate Objectives
Author(s): Mario Finch, Joel Jaeger, Maria Hart, Leah Lazer, Jemima Marie Holt, Juan-Carlos Altamirano, Robin King, Yamide Dagnet, Nandakumar Janardhanan, Eric Zusman, Satoshi Kojima, Erin Kawazu, Sivapuram Ventaka Rama Krishna Prabhakar, Sudarmanto Budi Nugroho, Bijon Kumer Mitra, Zhen Jin, Chika Aoki, Kentaro Tamura, Masashi Tsudaka, Takashi Otsuka
Publisher(s): World Resources Institute (WRI), Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Publication Date: December 16, 2021
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Description (excerpt):
This paper provides recommendations and good practice examples of policies that governments have implemented to contribute to a sustainable and resilient recovery from COVID-19 as well as longer-term redesigns to spur transformative change toward a sustainable future in each of their economies.
Three mutually reinforcing transitions were identified, as part of an initiative under the Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MoEJ), to help reframe and prioritize policies to enable a sustainable recovery and redesign: decarbonization, circular economy, and decentralization.