Effectively communicating what net-zero means and entails should be a primary objective for governments to increase public support for climate policies.
The nations that make up the G7 have pumped billions of dollars more into fossil fuels than they have into clean energy since the Covid-19 pandemic, despite their promises of a green recovery.
This report reviews the COVID-19 response of G7 nations and other participants at the 2021 G7 Leaders' Summit and assesses their contribution to building back better.