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News • December 29, 2012

2013: a year to fight for scale in advancing sustainability

Two words, socialism and capitalism, share the top spot in Merriam-Webster’s words of the year. Bigot came in third, just beating democracy in fifth, both of which streaked ahead of eighth place, malarkey. Scale is the zeitgeist in the world of sustainability. And although it’s not in Merriam-Webster’s top 10, it gets my vote for the […]

News • December 11, 2012

How Environmental Policy can drive Growth

Over the past four years the concept of ‘green growth’ has burst onto the international policy scene. A term rarely heard before 2008, it now occupies a prominent position in the international policy discourse.  The last two G20 Summits declared their support for this goal. The World Bank, the OECD and the UN Environment Programme are all now committed to […]

News • December 10, 2012

Fractious Doha talks may bode ill for 2020 deal

DOHA: The fractious debate at UN climate talks in Doha points to a rocky road ahead to a new, global 2020 deal on saving the Earth from calamitous global warming, observers say. A consensus interim agreement that many say is low on substance, was passed after two weeks of intense haggling that deadlocked almost from […]

News • December 7, 2012

Rapid transition to a low-carbon economy crucial: Stern report

Doha, Qatar – Strong action on reducing greenhouse gas emissions must be tackled now to avoid severe economic and environmental impacts from climate change, according to the latest report led by former World Bank chief economist Lord Nicholas Stern. The report, released on Tuesday at the United Nations climate summit being held in Doha, noted […]

News • December 5, 2012

Green Economy: Measuring the Future We Want

Measuring The Future We Want   An International Conference on Indicators for Inclusive Green Economy/ Green Growth Policies, Geneva, 4-6 December 2012 In the last several years, major international organizations have launched green economy (GE) / green growth (GG) initiatives to integrate economic, environmental, and social imperatives. At the heart of any policy evaluation is […]

News • December 5, 2012

Green Growth and Climate Finance Mechanisms: Bottom-Up Solutions From Developing and Emerging Economies

This event was introduced by Moderator Richard Samans, Executive Director, GGGI, who said the session would explore how to help countries transition to sustainable economies. Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Chair, GGGI Council, and Former Prime Minister, Denmark, highlighted that GGGI aims to catalyze the dissemination of green growth. He said action on the part of developing countries […]

News • December 4, 2012

Lord Stern: developing countries must make deeper emissions cuts

Developing countries must take on the lion’s share of cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, because of the “brutal arithmetic” of climate change, one of the world’s leading authorities on global warming economics has sai Lord Nicholas Stern, former World Bank chief economist and author of the landmark Stern review of the economics of climate change, told […]

News • December 3, 2012

Indicators Can Support Transition to Inclusive, Resource-Efficient Green Economy, Says UNEP Report

Geneva, Switzerland (3 December 2012) – A new UNEP report launched today provides countries with a practical guide on how indicators can measure progress towards an inclusive, resource-efficient, green economy, and support new national policies to assess human well-being and quality of life. Measuring Progress towards an Inclusive Green Economy was released as experts from major institutions […]