How governments 'built back worse' from Covid-19

Cecilia Keating
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How governments 'built back worse' from Covid-19

University of Oxford research highlights just 10 per cent of Covid-19 recovery spend went towards schemes that boosted climate resilience

'Build back better' was a common refrain adopted by governments and campaigners alike in the first phase of the covid pandemic, amid hopes the vast sums unlocked by governments to help businesses and communities...

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