Are there trade-offs or synergies between financing economic recovery and transitioning towards sustainability?
Which areas, sectors or activities should be prioritized in a Green New Deal, given the economic crisis and competing claims?
What could a Green Deal look like in a developing country context?
On 12 May 2020, the GGKP and the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) explored these important questions with Edward B. Barbier, University Distinguished Professor at the Department of Economics at Colorado State University; Paul Ekins, Director of the University College London (UCL) Institute for Sustainable Resources; Arunabha Ghosh, Chief Executive Officer at the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW); Helen Mountford, Vice President of Climate & Economics, World Resources Institute (WRI); Hans-Jörn Weddige, Group Coordinator of Energy, Climate and Environment Policies, ThyssenKrupp with moderation from Anna Pegels, Senior Researcher, German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE).
