Did COVID-19 accelerate the green transition?: An international assessment of fiscal spending measures to support low-carbon technologies

Fiscal spending policies adopted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic have been presented as a unique opportunity to "build back better" and re-ignite the economy while accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy. This paper analyses 1 166 funding measures announced by 51 countries...

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Main Author: Aulie, Frida (Author)
Other Authors: Dechezleprêtre, Antoine (Contributor), Galindo-Rueda, Fernando (Contributor), Kögel, Clara (Contributor), Pitavy, Inès (Contributor), Vitkova, Alzbeta (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2023
Series:OECD Science, Technology and Industry Policy Papers no.151
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Fiscal spending policies adopted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic have been presented as a unique opportunity to "build back better" and re-ignite the economy while accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy. This paper analyses 1 166 funding measures announced by 51 countries and the European Union in 2020-21 to support development and diffusion of low-carbon technologies. These measures - amounting to USD 1.29 trillion - can make an important contribution to filling the climate investment gap, particularly in emerging technologies such as carbon capture, usage and storage and green hydrogen. A modelling analysis suggests that they could have large impacts on greenhouse gas emissions and bring about significant co-benefits in terms of clean sectors' output growth and reductions in fossil fuel imports.
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