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  1. 01 Economy & Finance

    1. The economic pain of COVID-19 has been unequally distributed, within and between rich and poor countries
    2. Economic strategy has undergone a revolution in the past year
    3. A new age of government? Spending, if done wisely, can have huge social benefits
    4. Shareholder resolutions in favour of tackling climate change are more popular, but progress is mixed

  2. 04 Health & Wellbeing

    1. Some COVID-19-induced changes will be permanent and could help improve health outcomes

  3. 05 Mobility & Buildings

    1. Fundamental assumptions about how we live and work in cities were put to the test by COVID-19
    2. In many countries, cities were hit especially hard by the pandemic
    3. This has been a huge opportunity for experimentation in city life and how we live and work at home
    4. The pandemic has also turned transport upside down
    5. The idea of the “15-minute city” has taken hold, but there is a long way to go
    6. A large-scale shift to WFH could help reduce emissions in car-driving communities
    7. City density enables lifestyles which are less resource-intensive