Can low-carbon investments help economies recover from coronavirus?

Mar 17, 2020

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COVID-19 is having a big affect on the global economy, but green investment could help. Image: REUTERS/Pavlo Palamarchuk

Helen Mountford

Vice President, Climate & Economics, World Resources Institute

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Taking bold climate action, such as increasing renewable energy capacity, can stimulate economic growth while reducing air pollution women business businesswoman businessman corporation corporate finance wall street stock exchange capitalism private ownership board c-suite CEOs CFOs corporation united states us america wall street change gender parity equality goldman sachs davos industry representation fair finance fiscal financial economics economies trading trade price money profit value men male female change changing 2020 future taxation tax wealth gross domestic product gdp environment renewable solar energy change transition friendly environment carbon footprint carbon emissions reduction change natural climate change global warming air pollution clean energy power renewables plastic plastics Coronavirus china virus health healthcare who world health organization disease deaths pandemic epidemic worries concerns Health virus contagious contagion viruses diseases disease lab laboratory doctor health dr nurse medical medicine drugs vaccines vaccinations inoculations technology testing test medicinal biotechnology biotech biology chemistry physics microscope research influenza flu cold common cold bug risk symptomes respiratory china iran italy europe asia america south america north washing hands wash hands coughs sneezes spread spreading precaution precautions health warning covid 19 cov SARS 2019ncov wuhan sarscow wuhanpneumonia pneumonia outbreak patients unhealthy fatality mortality elderly old elder age serious death deathly deadly

Taking bold climate action can stimulate economic growth. Image: Hahaheditor12667/Wikimedia Commons

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