A report published by the World Economic Forum states that a nature-led recovery from the global coronavirus pandemic could create 400 million jobs and generate $10 trillion worth of business value annually by 2030. The report says that current environmentally damaging business practices could lead to the loss of half of the world’s GDP (gross domestic product). “There will be no jobs or prosperity on a dead planet,” said WEF partner and Unilever chief executive Alan Jope.
Food and land use, infrastructure and building, and energy and mining were the three sectors singled out in the report as being responsible for endangering 80% of threatened species, with the authors claiming that these same sectors would benefit the most from a nature-led recovery from Covid-19.
Costa Rica’s president, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, said: “We must use the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity to reset humanity’s relationship with nature. [Costa Rica] has shown that the transition to a carbon-neutral, nature-positive, economy brings greater prosperity and jobs. It’s time to mainstream this model.”
The report’s proposals include cutting food waste, better management of wild fish, ending the subsidies given to environmentally unfriendly agriculture businesses, installing green roofs in cities, and investing more in renewable energy.
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A report published by the World Economic Forum states that a nature-led recovery from the global coronavirus pandemic could create 400 million jobs and generate $10 trillion worth of business value annually by 2030. The report says that current environmentally damaging business practices could lead to the loss of half of the world’s GDP (gross domestic product). “There will be no jobs or prosperity on a dead planet,” said WEF partner and Unilever chief executive Alan Jope.
Food and land use, infrastructure and building, and energy and mining were the three sectors singled out in the report as being responsible for endangering 80% of threatened species, with the authors claiming that these same sectors would benefit the most from a nature-led recovery from Covid-19.
Costa Rica’s president, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, said: “We must use the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity to reset humanity’s relationship with nature. [Costa Rica] has shown that the transition to a carbon-neutral, nature-positive, economy brings greater prosperity and jobs. It’s time to mainstream this model.”
The report’s proposals include cutting food waste, better management of wild fish, ending the subsidies given to environmentally unfriendly agriculture businesses, installing green roofs in cities, and investing more in renewable energy.