Enhancing NDCs and COVID-19 Recovery: Synergies in the Power Sector

The document argues that COVID-19 recovery plans provide a unique opportunity to invest in climate-resilient infrastructure and low-carbon power sector transitions to prevent an emissions rebound and meet 2030 targets.

• Power generation was a major source of emissions in 2019, with coal contributing over 70 percent of the 41 percent of energy-related CO2 emissions attributed to the sector.
• To achieve 2030 targets, power sector emissions need to decrease by an average of 4 percent annually, and there is a risk that emissions will rebound as economic activities resume following COVID-19 lockdowns.
• Economic recovery stimulus packages can be used to drive a transition to a low-carbon future by prioritizing ambitious power sector climate actions and climate-resilient infrastructure, which can in turn support the development of revised NDCs.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Enhancing NDCs and COVID-19 Recovery: Synergies in the Power Sector. https://www.wri.org/publications/enhancing-ndcs-covid-19-recovery-power-sector

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Enhancing NDCs and COVID-19 Recovery: Synergies in the Power Sector. n.d. https://www.wri.org/publications/enhancing-ndcs-covid-19-recovery-power-sector.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendenhancing, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Enhancing NDCs and COVID-19 Recovery: Synergies in the Power Sector}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/publications/enhancing-ndcs-covid-19-recovery-power-sector}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }