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COVID-19: greening the recovery - AXA Investment Managers

AXA IM believe policymakers, industry and financial institutions must use this crisis as an opportunity to construct a recovery that ensures a sustainable economic recovery while minimising carbon emissions.

Posted on May 14, 2020

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... The coronavirus outbreak has been a tragedy for many, a shock for us all and a crisis for economies around the globe. We have essentially embarked on a massive experiment – slashing economic activity to limit the pandemic, sharply reducing carbon emissions and preparing for only a slow resumption of growth. The question now is whether the world can use this moment to build a less carbon-intensive economic model as we return to something like normal – a model that could put the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement tantalisingly within reach.

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