The Investment Forum towards Green Growth for central Quang Nam province, co-organised by the provincial People’s Committee, the UN Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), took place in the province on June 23. The first event of its kind in Quang Nam aims to promote initiatives and green growth strategies […]

By Kim Da-ye The recent revelation that key safety parts did not pass quality tests but were installed in several nuclear reactors shook Korea’s energy industry. Some politicians, scholars and environmentalists, albeit a minority, began questioning if Korea should stay as dependent on nuclear energy as it is now. Amid severe shortages of electricity and […]

VOV News English – 14 hour(s) ago 3 readings (VOV) – The Investment Forum towards Green Growth for central Quang Nam province, co-organised by the provincial People’s Committee, the UN Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), took place in the province on June 23. The first event of its kind in Quang Nam aims […]

The government launched on Tuesday a two-year green growth initiative as part of its commitment to promoting environmentally friendly development as well as a sustainable economy. The initiative was prepared with the help of South Korea-based Global Green Growth Institution (GGGI). Deputy Minister for National Development Planning Lukita Dinarsyah Tuwo said that the Green Growth […]

The city of Kigali in Rwanda two months ago hosted a regional workshop on energy efficiency in building codes.  The three days meeting passed a declaration on mainstreaming energy efficiency in codes, policies and building regulations. During the three days, around 60 participants discussed building codes and existing regulations in the five East African countries […]

The Global Green Growth Institute will focus on reinforcing collaborations between governments and the private sector to help developing countries to pursue environment-friendly growth, its new chief Howard Bamsey told The Korea Herald. The “think and act” tank was set up by the Korean government in 2010 to bridge the rich and poor countries and […]

Lars Rasmussen SONGDO, Incheon ? The third Global Green Growth Summit 2013 kicked off yesterday, bringing together hundreds of environmental experts from around the world to address the challenges of shifting the global growth paradigm to green growth. “As an international organization, GGGI plays an important and unique role in promoting green growth and among […]

Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)President Bharrat Jagdeo believes that a combination of robust analytics, proof of action and an informed and critical mass of countries advocating for systemic, international policy change can transform global policies into becoming a reality rather than a vision. Global Green Growth Institute President Bharrat Jagdeo. Speaking to member countries at […]

Ahead of the third Global Green Growth Summit (GGGS), which kicks off Monday in Songdo, Incheon, head of the international green growth think tank emphasized this year is especially significant as Korea takes its place in the environmental paradigm, as the Green Climate Fund opens later here. “As you know, the Green Climate Fund is […]