Planet under Pressure
The 2020s are the make-or-break decade for Sustainability. But Covid-19 questions almost everything. How can we handle increasingly frequent shocks? What can a resilient society and economy that is in line with planetary boundaries look like? These and many other questions are discussed in the new 2020 edition of the Global Goals Yearbook titled “Planet under Pressure”. The Yearbook supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals and is one of the publications in strong international demand.
The 2020s are the make-or-break decade for Sustainability. But Covid-19 questions almost everything. How can we handle increasingly frequent shocks? What can a resilient society and economy that is in line with planetary boundaries look like? These and many other questions are discussed in the new 2020 edition of the Global Goals Yearbook titled “Planet under Pressure”. The Yearbook supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals and is one of the publications in strong international demand.
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POLITICAL LESSONS<br />
The<br />
EU RECOVERY<br />
and RESILIENCE<br />
PLAN<br />
Two deals – one goal: European Green Deal and the<br />
Next Generation EU deal both are committed to securing jobs,<br />
promoting ecological projects, and fostering the long-term<br />
transformation of the economy toward more sustainable<br />
growth. We discussed this with Paulo Gentiloni, European<br />
Commissioner for Economy, and asked him, in particular, of<br />
the impact on Agenda 2030.<br />
Covid-19 is a global crisis of historic proportions.<br />
To be honest: We were not prepared<br />
for this, and we face enormous uncertainties<br />
predicting the future. Now the EU has presented<br />
a comprehensive economic program as<br />
a countermeasure. What gives you confidence<br />
that this will resolve future problems?<br />
We are indeed facing a crisis of historic<br />
proportions. And as a result, our response<br />
can only be historic, too. The European<br />
Commission has shown that we are able<br />
to act fast and that we are committed<br />
to rising to the challenge. In May, we<br />
proposed an ambitious recovery plan,<br />
built around a new instrument called<br />
Next Generation EU, together with a<br />
revamped, long-term EU budget. Just<br />
two months later, EU heads of state and<br />
government agreed on a multiannual<br />
budget for 2021–2027 worth €1,074.3<br />
billion, and that Next Generation EU<br />
would amount to €750 billion (consisting<br />
of €390 billion in grants and €360<br />
billion in loans). The total package adds<br />
up to €1.8 trillion, the largest-ever EU<br />
multiannual budget (amounting to 5<br />
percent of the EU27’s GDP). Such a >><br />
Global Goals Yearbook 2020<br />
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