COVID-19 and Climate Change in BRICS Nations: Beyond the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030
About this ebook
BRICS countries account for nearly 40% of the total world population and are thus intrinsic to the global efforts and results for Agenda 2030, the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement, and beyond. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic does not at first appear to be directly related to BRICS’ policies to address climate change, but it has influenced the pace and nature of climate action due to the loss of human and financial capital. This book examines this correlation and raises awareness of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts and potential solutions on BRICS’ climate strategies. Drawing on case studies from each country, the authors use examples from urban governance, energy transition strategy, foreign investment, and more to illustrate how COVID-19 has negatively or positively impacted climate data and draw wider conclusions about the long-term climate policies that may be implemented.
This volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate change, environmental politics and governance, and global development studies.
About the author
Ndivhuho Tshikovhi is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) Faculty of Management Sciences.
Andréa Santos is the Executive Secretary of the Brazilian Panel on Climate Change and Executive Manager of Green Fund of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
Xiaolong Zou is an Associate Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Jilin University and is also Researcher at the Institute of National Development and Security Studies at the same university.
Fulufhelo Netswera is the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Management Sciences at Durban University of Technology (DUT).
Irina Zotovna Yarygina is the Head of Programs at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, National Committee on BRICS Research.
Sriram Divi is working as an Associate Professor and Chairman, Board of Studies of the Department of Public Policy and Administration, Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU).
