RT null T1 Circular Economy and Green Recovery - Working Paper A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A1 Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency, K1 circular economy K1 recovery K1 energy service K1 sanitation K1 industrialization K1 research and development K1 employment creation YR 2022 FD 2022-07 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40297 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40297 NO The present document explores how circular economy approaches can contribute to a green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic downturn caused by lockdowns. Governments, world over, reacted to the pandemic with short-term (rescue) and medium to long term (recovery) measures. In this working document, the focus is on medium and long-term green recovery measures. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 17, 2026