Green recovery’ to take centre stage at ADSW Summit in Jan

  • Date: 06-Dec-2020
  • Source: Emirates Business
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:UAE
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Green recovery’ to take centre stage at ADSW Summit in Jan

‘Green recovery' to take centre stage at ADSW Summit in Jan Admin 19 hours ago Local NewsABU DHABI / WAMMasdar has announced that registration is now open for the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) Summit, the global platform for accelerating sustainable development, which will take place virtually in January 2021. Hosted by Masdar, the ADSW Summit will, over three sessions, focus on the pillars of “Live & Move”, “Care & Engage”, and “Work & Invest”, with each pillar exploring social, economic and technological opportunities to achieve a ‘green recovery' post Covid-19. The ADSW Summit will be held on January 19, 2021, with the full ADSW programme running from January 18-21. The full physical programme of ADSW will return in 2022. Alongside its health impact, the pandemic has heavily affected the global economy, with the International Monetary Fund estimating it could cost as much as $28 trillion in lost output. Governments around the world are being urged to align their recovery efforts with sustainable development initiatives. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has estimated that doubling annual global energy transition investments to $2 trillion over the next three years would boost global GDP by 1 percent. “The ADSW Summit