It was the United Nations Environment Programme that first called for a “Global Green New Deal” in 2009, hoping to revive the world economy through investment in climate change-related sectors.
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/unep
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-economics
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy