China can lead green recovery, says environmental economist


Cameron Hepburn, a professor of environmental economics at Oxford University and director of the Economics of Sustainability ProgramME at the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School. - China Daily/ANN

LONDON (China Daily/ANN): As the nation navigates its way beyond Covid-19 at the annual two sessions, China has the opportunity to accelerate the world's response to climate change after the pandemic, according to a leading environmental economist.

If crafted with environmental concerns in mind, Covid-19 recovery packages can boost economic growth and halt the progress of climate change, said Cameron Hepburn, a professor of environmental economics at Oxford University and director of the Economics of Sustainability Program at the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School.

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