The Global Green Growth Institute is committed to crafting low-carbon development strategies for emerging countries by harnessing innovation and fostering public-private cooperation in line with Seoul’s drive for a creative economy, its new chief said. Yvo de Boer, former executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, also expressed his resolve to remake […]

by Daria El Samad on Apr 16, 2014 At the World Green Economy Summit (WGES), experts discussed the tips for building a green economy. The panel included Ivano Iannelli, CEO of Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence, Tong Yen Ho, CEO of Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City, Xavier Joseph, CEO of Veolia, Chanho Park, Director of GGGI Abu Dhabi, […]

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) — A former head of the United Nations’ climate change agency began his term on Tuesday as the new director-general of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), the Seoul-initiated international green growth entity said. Yvo de Boer, who served as the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate […]

WASHINGTON, April 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón addressed delegates attending the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group. He introduced the work of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, which he chairs, and the New Climate Economy, its flagship project. The […]

BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) — China should create incentives to facilitate industrial innovation and greener economic growth to deal with environmental challenges, experts said here on Friday. “China is undergoing a transition of economic growth. As China’s economic growth is decelerating, its economic structure is approaching a turning point,” said Liu Shijin, deputy head of […]