Details

Date: 
July 27, 2022

Time:  
10:00 am - 11:30 am 

Course Number: 
STR22.10

Application Deadline

July 25, 2022

STI Webinar on Impact of COVID-19 on attitudes to Climate Change and Support for Climate Policies

Speakers

Adil Mohammad, Economist, Research Department, IMF
Evgenia Pugacheva, Research Officer, Research Department, IMF

Moderator

Ales Bulir, Deputy Director, IMF - Singapore Regional Training Institute

Webinar Description

Using data from a unique survey of 14,500 individuals across 16 major economies, we find that the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic increased concern for climate change and public support for green recovery policies. This suggests that the global health crisis has opened up more space for policy makers in key large economies to implement bolder climate policies. The study also finds that support for climate policies decreases when a person has experienced income and/or job loss during the pandemic. Protecting incomes and livelihoods in the near-term is thus important also from a climate policy perspective.

Registration

To register for this webinar, please complete the online form here by July 25, 2022, 12noon (Singapore Time). Only official email addresses are accepted. Upon successful registration, you will receive email instructions and a link for joining the meeting.