Seizing the Global Opportunity: Partnerships for Better Growth and a Better Climate

A number of high-level spokespeople involved with the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate are available for interview in the week after the launch of "Better Growth, Better Climate: The New Climate Economy Report" at UN headquarters in New York.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Jean-Pascal Tricoire have joined the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate.

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National and multilateral development banks are key to scaling up clean energy investment to at least US$1 trillion per year, according to a new paper released ahead of the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings.

Enhanced nationally determined contributions can forge the way towards a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable world after COVID-19 – and the world’s major emitters should lead the way, writes Helen Mountford.

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The findings of "Better Growth, Better Climate: The New Climate Economy Report" have received extensive coverage in print, online and in broadcast media. Highlights include The Economist, BBC, Bloomberg, and the New York Times.

The study finds that Americans living in sprawled communities directly bear an astounding $625 billion in extra costs. In addition, all residents and businesses, regardless of where they are located, bear an extra $400 billion in external costs. Correcting this problem provides an opportunity to increase economic productivity, improve public health and protect the environment. The report identifies specific smarter growth policies that can lead to healthier, safer and wealthier communities in both developed and developing countries.

A new paper from the New Climate Economy shows there is large untapped potential for fuel efficiency gains in both aviation and shipping sectors that would cut costs and reduce emissions. International aviation and shipping have grown dramatically in the last few decades along with their emissions: aviation and shipping now produce 5% of global CO2 emissions, and by 2050, that share could rise to as much as 32%. Much of the potential to reduce emissions in aviation and shipping can be unlocked through existing technologies and practices that leading companies in each sector have already embraced. However, as this new paper shows, market failures and political barriers are hindering progress.

Statement from President Felipe Calderón, Former President of Mexico and Chair of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate:

Acting on climate change can certainly be driven by pure pragmatism: the economics of it are clear, writes Felipe Calderón.

New analysis is finding that bold climate action could yield a direct economic gain of $US26 trillion through to 2030, compared with business=--as-usual.

Governments must build back better after the COVID-19 crisis via inclusive, green and resilient growth, writes Helen Mountford