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News • January 23, 2014

Reasons for optimism about a transition to a greener economy

By GGGI Senior Fellow Simon Zadek Times are tough, but I predict 2014 is going to be a vintage year forsustainability-focused policymakers. Global investment in clean energy was down last year at $254bn (£153bn) from a high of $317.9bn of 2011, with Europe leading the downward charge with a year-on-year decline of 41%. These poor statistics may […]

News • January 22, 2014

Africa: New Web Platform Launched to Accelerate Green Economy Transition

Geneva — A robust, state-of-the-art knowledge-sharing platform was launched today by the newly established Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP), a diverse consortium of leading institutions and organizations working in areas related to green growth and green economy. The website is in response to increasing demand from both policy makers and the public for information on […]