Crtl-Alt-Delete: A Green Reboot for Emerging Markets

Year published
2021
Theme
Environmental
Author
IFC
Category
Report

The report analyzes the economic and climate benefits of a green post-COVID recovery, focusing on decarbonizing existing and future energy infrastructure, building climate-smart cities and helping speed the transition of key industries to green production practices.

 

HIGHLIGHTS:

Supporting low-carbon investments through COVID-19 recovery funds into 10 sectors across 21 emerging markets has the potential to generate:

 

$10.2 trillion in investment opportunities

213 million cumulative jobs

4 billion tons CO2e reduction