Post-COVID Russia: Developing a Sustainable Tourism Industry
By: Paakhi Bhatnagar, Research Leader for Russia and Central Asia for Econogy Project The tourism industry has faced major setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For countries with national economies that rely heavily on tourism, this posed a big problem. While the Russian national economy depends primarily on the export of oil and natural gas, […]
The pandemic and the environment: legal developments and prospects
By: Pierre David, Research Leader for French Environmental Law for Econogy Project Translated by: Noemi Amelynck, Head of Research for Econogy Project In his speech on the 12th of March 2020, the French President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, expressed: “Tomorrow, we will have to learn the lessons of the moments that we go through, […]
Carbon neutrality: reality explained
Carbon neutrality, what exactly are we talking about? It is clear that we hear a lot about carbon neutrality to control climate change without knowing all the ins and outs. The ADEME explains it to us through a notice published in March 2021. And proposes to give “the keys to understanding the concept of carbon […]
Reconnecting people to local food production – The French case
If there is an image that illustrate the arrival of the pandemic and the lockdown, it is that of empty shelves in supermarkets. Worried about what would happen to major distribution channels, people took precautions. Retailers have been left unprepared to this burst of panic. In March 2020, some products started missing in gorcery stores […]
ENGIE: the future of energy in a ‘green’ recovery
DISCLAIMER: Being among the largest emitters of carbon emissions, airports constitute a real challenge for sustainable considerations. While air travel should be limited in resilient efforts, a window of improvement lies in the hand of energy efficiency. In this respect, Noemi Amelynck sat down with Patricio Mansilla, Regional Commercial Manager Cities & Communities at Engie […]
Towards a Green Recovery after COVID-19
Over the last year, COVID-19 has caused untold environmental, social and economic damage across the world. It has caused millions of deaths, trillions of dollars of economic damage, and set back our progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in everything from gender equality to child vaccinations. And if action is not taken, we will […]
Expert Eye: ESG strategies to help multinational firms tackle the COVID-19 crisis
Lucia Silva has been Generali’s Group Head of Sustainability and Social Responsibility for more than 5 years. Today she discusses the potential impacts Covid-19 has had on her firm, with an insight on ESG strategies. Generali is the third most important insurance firm in the world. This multinational group has 400 companies in 50 countries, […]
Expert eye: Covid-19 as an opportunity for the development of sustainable local communities
Joeffrey Gueniche is Deputy Mayor of Fontenay-sous-Bois, in charge of Development of Democratic Life and Popular Education. He discusses the local and long-term consequences of Covid-19. Fontenay-sous-Bois is a commune of more than 50 000 inhabitants located in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. This city feels concerned about the ideas of sustainable development and […]
Biodiversity loss in the Amazonian forest and the emergence of infectious diseases
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the deforestation and degradation rates of tropical forest have tremendously increased following the implementation of government’s confinement measures to reduce COVID-19 spread. A total of 9583 km2 of deforestation alerts were detected during the first month, which is nearly double that of 2019 (4732 km2). Overall, deforestation increased by 63% in […]
How Green is the new EU Recovery Plan? Sustainable Solutions for a Post-Covid economy
Author: Gian Paolo Sabatini COVID-19 has brought levels of recession in Europe that would have been unthinkable only a year ago, as a result the EU has approved a massive recovery plan which includes a 30% quota specifically for green investments. At its zenith, the pandemic had brought most European countries to shut down large […]
