As part of Smart Prosperity Institute’s Smart Stimulus Project, the following academic research on climate and environmental policy in the context of COVID-19 and economic recovery was commissioned by Smart Prosperity’s Economics and Environmental Policy Research Network (EEPRN).
Click on the titles below to access working papers, blogs, and analyses from Smart Prosperity Research Network-funded projects completed since 2018. Scroll down to find recent research on other topics.
Why economic recovery from the pandemic should be “green”
- Canadians Support a Green Economic Recovery from the Pandemic
- Don’t ignore economic lessons of the Great Recession: new UNEP report
- Greening the Economic Recovery
- The Employment Impact of Green Fiscal Push
- Don’t forget 98% of the Canadian economy (again) in the Green Recovery
The role of policy and investments in “greening” the recovery
- Unique recovery opportunities for Canada
- Public investments in a green recovery from COVID-19: What steps can Canada take?
- Canada’s recovery needs experimentalist governance and flexible regulations
- Green stimulus in a post-pandemic recovery: the role of skills for a resilient recovery
- What role can green investments play in a pandemic-related recovery?
- How Natural Infrastructure Can Help Stimulate a Green Recovery
- Through the COVID Looking Glass - 12 Design Principles for Winning the Peace
- Government investments can smooth worker transitions in a green economy, but must be used carefully
An inclusive, green recovery
- Post-COVID-19 Indigenous Economic Recovery - Reconciliation in the Energy Transition
- Connecting the dots on inclusive recovery, climate action & just transition through green building retrofit programs
- Here’s how policymakers can design green and inclusive recovery plans
The impact of the pandemic on the low- carbon, circular transition
- How COVID-19 is impacting the plastics recycling industry
- How the COVID-19 pandemic affected mobility in Toronto and Vancouver
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