a reminder back in April:
22 April: UN: Climate Change and COVID-19: UN urges nations to ‘recover better’
As the world begins planning for a post-pandemic recovery, the United Nations is calling on Governments to seize the opportunity to ***“build back better”*** by creating more sustainable, resilient and inclusive societies...
In a policy brief (LINK), the Secretary-General said human rights can and must guide COVID-19 response and recovery. The recovery must also respect the rights of future generations, enhancing climate action aiming at carbon neutrality by 2050 and protecting biodiversity. “We will need to ***‘build back better’*** and maintain the momentum of international cooperation, with human rights at the centre,” he said...
As Governments approve stimulus packages to support job creation, poverty reduction and economic growth, UNEP will help Member States ***“build back better”***, and capture opportunities for leap-frogging to green investments in renewable energy, smart housing, green public procurement and public transport — all guided by the principles and standards of sustainable production and consumption. These actions will be critical to fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals.
https://www.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/un-urges-countries-%E2%80%98build-back-better%E2%80%99
Joe in April, announcing “build back better”:
Updated 10 April: Daily Mail: Joe Biden turns left with first big outreach to vanquished Bernie Sanders as he proposes to lower the Medicare eligibility age to 60 and forgive some public student loan debts – as string of polls show him leading Donald Trump
Sanders announced Wednesday he is suspending his campaign
By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com and Associated Press
Biden unveiled plans to expand eligibility for Medicare and forgive college debt for millions of Americans in a Medium post (9 April), as the former vice president begins courting progressives whose support he will need against Donald Trump in November...
Biden kicked off his post with a discussion of the coronavirus, then called for the nation to ‘think big’ about how to achieve a long-term recovery.
‘Recovery will require long term changes to build a more inclusive and more resilient middle class, and a greener and more resilient economy. We have to think big — as big as the challenges we face. As we start to lay the groundwork for recovery, we have to ***build back better*** for the future,’ he wrote...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8205893/2016-repeat-Progressives-resist-quickly-unifying-Biden.html