A huge amount of money is allocated by governments all over the world to stimulate the economy which represents a unique opportunity for green businesses. The question is: how much will governments spend in accelerating the shift from fossil energyConventional energy from fossil sources, such as natural gas and oil. This type of energy contributes to climate change and because of its finite nature it is not a permanent resource. to renewable energyRenewable energy is power generated from infinite sources, such as wind or solar power. Conventional energy is generated from finite sources, such as natural gas or fossil oil. and help to create a more energyThe ability to perform work, mainly kinetic, potential, thermal energy, but also in forms of gravitational, sound, elastic and electromagnetic energy. efficient future?

HSBC Climate ChangeClimate change is a lasting change in weather patterns over long periods of time. It can be a natural phenomena and and has occurred on Earth even before people inhabited it. Quite different is a current situation that is also referred to as climate change, anthropogenic climate change, or ... created an excellent report called “A Climate for Recovery” [found on GlobalDashboard] answering this question. They analysed more than 20 economic recovery plans and categorised the spending and tax-cutting measures according to the 18 investment themes identified in the HSBC ClimateClimate is typically defined as the average weather (or more rigorously a statistical description of the average in terms of the mean and variability) over a period of time, usually 30 years. These quantities are most often surface variables such as temperature, precipitation, and wind. Climate ... Change Index. Based on the data of this report, the Financial Times released a very interesting interactive graph, to show “which country has the greenest bailout“.

To make it short and simple we created some charts based on the numbers of the HSBC report (table on page 2)

Worldwide Stimulus Packages - Source: HSBC Report

Green Stimulus Funds Worldwide - Source HSBC Report

Stimulus Packages Europe - Source: HSBC Report

Stimulus Funds Asia Pacific - Source: HSBC Report