TF2 - Climate Change, Sustainable Energy & Environment CLEAN-IT: POLICIES TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES ABSTRACT Digital technologies are indispensable for achieving sustainable development goals and reducing carbon emissions in many sectors. Yet, computer systems themselves have an immense energy requirement for their countless devices, [...]

TF2 - Climate Change, Sustainable Energy & Environment PLASTICS IN A CIRCULAR CARBON ECONOMY ABSTRACT The G20 has made commitments to the international community to reduce plastic waste leakage into the natural environment. It should use its network and offices to galvanize the resources and [...]

TF2 - Climate Change, Sustainable Energy & Environment PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN SMART CITIES ABSTRACT This brief elaborates on the development of sustainable agriculture in smart cities, addressing the challenges related to increasing demand for protein-rich food due to intense urbanisation. It considers development of [...]

TF2 - Climate Change, Sustainable Energy & Environment REPURPOSING AGRICULTURAL POLICY SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION ABSTRACT Agricultural production is both strongly affected by climate change and a major contributor to climate change, with agriculture and land-use change accounting for about one fifth [...]

TF2 - Climate Change, Sustainable Energy & Environment NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE, CLEAN ENERGY & HEALTH ABSTRACT The G20 should control climate change by mobilizing nature-based solutions to: 1. Foster forests ecosystems by supporting the Restor platform to help re-grow one trillion trees by [...]

TF2 - Climate Change, Sustainable Energy & Environment AVOIDING A CARBON TRADE WAR: G20 DIALOGUE AND COORDINATION AND THE EUROPEAN CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM (CBAM) ABSTRACT Catalysing the G20’s competitive advantage on global climate action, this policy brief proposes: 1. To swiftly act to fill [...]

TF2 - Climate Change, Sustainable Energy & Environment RESETTING LOW CARBON GREEN GROWTH POLICIES THROUGH STIMULUS PACKAGES IN THE AFTERMATH OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has led many countries to initiate unprecedented economic recovery packages. G20 policy makers tackling the health crisis, which is [...]

TF2 - Climate Change, Sustainable Energy & Environment FIXING FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC AND GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES TO SAVE FORESTS AND THE OCEAN, AND ENHANCE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS ABSTRACT Forests and the ocean are vital for climate, biological diversity, and human communities, but they are degraded [...]

TF2 - Climate Change, Sustainable Energy & Environment LOCALISING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY IMPERATIVE IN A POST COVID-19 ERA: PLACE, TRADE AND MULTILATERALISM ABSTRACT Resource extraction and consumption is projected to double by 2060. However, today only 8.6% of raw materials extracted are put back into [...]

TF2 - Climate Change, Sustainable Energy & Environment INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION AND POLICY INSTRUMENTS TO PROMOTE A HYDROGEN ECONOMY: A FOCUS ON THE STEEL-MAKING INDUSTRY ABSTRACT In the last three years, green hydrogen has been gaining significant momentum. Hydrogen will become a key component of decarbonisation [...]