On this week's podcast: COVID stimulus spending failed to deliver on climate promises
Your browser does not support the audio element.The G20 economies spent $14 trillion dollars on recovery packages to escape the global recession driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many governments made pledges to deliver emissions reductions as part of these packages. This week, a team of researchers have analysed the spending to see if these promises were kept.09:34 Research Highlights
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