Skip to main contentSkip to navigation
Print subscriptions
Sign in
Search jobs
Search
The Guardian - Back to homeThe Guardian

The green recovery

An analysis of how the UK can build an environmentally friendly recovery from the coronavirus pandemic

1 March 2021

  • Rishi Sunak

    Budget is vital test of UK government's green credentials

    Analysis: Ministers urged to show global leadership as Britain prepares to host UN Cop26 climate talks

15 July 2020

  • a Greenpeace protest outs up a road sign map pointing to green recovery in all directions from parliament square

    UK government planning new green investment bank

    Move to help finance climate ambitions follows calls from campaigners and economists

3 July 2020

  • Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak

    UK risks missing net zero target in Covid-19 recovery, Labour warns

    Chancellor urged to prioritise plans to realign spending with cuts to carbon emissions

24 June 2020

  • An electric charging point

    We must not miss this glorious chance to address the climate and biodiversity crises

    Jonathon Porritt
    If the government plots a green recovery from coronavirus, the benefits are endless, says environmentalist Jonathon Porritt

23 June 2020

  • A cyclist in Bushy Park, south-west London, during the Covid-19 crisis

    UK public 'supports green recovery from coronavirus crisis'

    Climate Assembly UK says economic plan should help reach net zero carbon emissions

18 June 2020

  • Davey’s proposals are part of a total £350bn post-coronavirus rescue package.

    Lib Dems unveil £150bn green coronavirus recovery plan

    Ed Davey says there is a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to reshape economy

9 June 2020

  • An onshore windfarm

    The Guardian view on a green new deal: save jobs and the planet

    Editorial: The pandemic is an opportunity to tackle the climate emergency by creating productive green jobs for those made redundant by the crisis

4 June 2020

  • Low carbon study<br>File photo dated 06/08/2016 of solar panels as growth in low carbon power generation stalled in the UK last year, after doubling in the decade since 2010, analysis suggests. PA Photo. Issue date: Tuesday January 7, 2020. Power from renewables grew by nearly a 10th, but that was offset by falling nuclear generation due to ongoing outages at Hunterston and Dungeness reactors, climate and energy website Carbon Brief found. See PA story ENERGY Power. Photo credit should read: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

    Boris Johnson under pressure to ensure green recovery in UK

    Campaigners and Prince of Wales urge government to prioritise low-carbon solutions to economic fallout of coronavirus

22 May 2020

  • Fiona Harvey

    We now have the proof: greening the economy doesn't come at the price of prosperity

    Fiona Harvey
  • A marsh harrier at Wild Ken Hill on the Norfolk coast

    Otters, badgers and orcas: can the pandemic help rewild Britain?

21 May 2020

  • Insulating a roof

    Government will push for green coronavirus recovery, says Tory MP

    Alexander Stafford says party can avoid mistakes made in mine closures of Thatcher era

20 May 2020

  • Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency

    Heed lessons of 2008 crisis, experts warn global leaders

    Call to avoid more inequality and climate breakdown when coronavirus crisis ends

19 May 2020

  • graphic illustration of a tree

    Can renewed interest in nature bring more funds to UK wildlife?

  • Green Recovery, Renewable energy

    How renewable energy could power Britain's economic recovery

18 May 2020

  • apple

    Coronavirus offers chance to create fairer UK food supply chain, say experts

  • Composite: Guardian

    'A new normal': how coronavirus will transform transport in Britain's cities

17 May 2020

  • Plane composite

    Is the Covid-19 crisis the catalyst for greening the world's airlines?

  • Installing solar panels

    Labour to plan green economic rescue from coronavirus crisis

Explore more on these topics
  翻译：