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 [...]

TF2 - Climate Change, Sustainable Energy & Environment PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY FINANCING WITHIN THE G20: THE ROLE OF FISCAL INSTRUMENTS ABSTRACT Improvements in energy efficiency (EE) can deliver a “double dividend” by reducing emissions and helping to protect the environment. Yet, constraints such as limited [...]

TF2 - Climate Change, Sustainable Energy & Environment DESIGNING RECOVERY PACKAGES TO BE CONSISTENT WITH LOW-CARBON TRANSITIONS ABSTRACT G20 countries should make a renewed commitment towards providing stronger incentives for investment in low-carbon technologies, including through carbon pricing, but also via a more rapid phasing [...]

TF2 - Climate Change, Sustainable Energy & Environment ACCELERATING YOUTH-LED TRANSFORMATIVE ACTIONS THROUGH ICT-ENABLED EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ABSTRACT We are living in a dynamic and changing world, one that requires youth and young people to be critically informed and prepared to address a range [...]

TF2 - Climate Change, Sustainable Energy & Environment POLICY DIRECTION FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES AND COMBATING ENERGY POVERTY ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has added urgency to addressing Energy Poverty challenges. Local energy initiatives can support local employment, while bringing benefits to vulnerable consumers. In more developed [...]