By fostering a green, resilient, and inclusive recovery in 2022, governments can help to revive the economy and combat climate change at the same time. This will require climate-positive economic policies, more sustainable financing, and much greater international collaboration.
JAKARTA – As a born optimist, I consider 2021 to have been a year of recovery. The COVID-19 pandemic is not yet over, but there is a ray of hope for a better tomorrow in both the health sector and the wider economy. Safe and effective vaccines have reduced COVID-19 deaths, while governments’ fiscal interventions have helped to spur economic growth. But the global recovery remains uneven, owing to countries’ varying pre-pandemic economic conditions and divergent stimulus policies.
JAKARTA – As a born optimist, I consider 2021 to have been a year of recovery. The COVID-19 pandemic is not yet over, but there is a ray of hope for a better tomorrow in both the health sector and the wider economy. Safe and effective vaccines have reduced COVID-19 deaths, while governments’ fiscal interventions have helped to spur economic growth. But the global recovery remains uneven, owing to countries’ varying pre-pandemic economic conditions and divergent stimulus policies.