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News • October 30, 2014

Hopes for GGGI in Fiji

During a meeting earlier this week with Minister of Foreign Affairs Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, a delegation from the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) expressed intentions to serve Pacific Island countries […]

News • October 27, 2014

Ethiopia moves in right direction with climate change response but challenges remain

Ethiopia is widely regarded as an African success story when it comes to economic growth. According to the International Monetary Fund, the country’s economy is growing by seven percent annually. […]

News • October 21, 2014

Fair energy pricing and clear policies the key to boosting green growth

Yvo de Boer, director general of the Seoul-based Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and former executive secretary of the UN’s Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), talks to Blue & Green […]

News • October 17, 2014

Businesses should be ‘forced’ to report environmental impacts, says former UN chief

Efforts to stem the rapid decline of biodiversity will only be successful if governments force businesses to measure the impact they have on the world’s natural resources, the former United […]

News • October 16, 2014

Ethiopia Shows Developing World How to Make a Green Economy Prosper

ADDIS ABABA, Oct 16 2014 (IPS) – Ethiopia has experienced its fair share of environmental damage and degradation but nowadays it is increasingly setting an example on how to combat climate […]

News • October 15, 2014

How to save, and sell, a climate deal

Trying to get nearly 200 countries to agree to a global deal to cut carbon emissions has been like herding cats for the past 20 years, as international negotiators have […]

News • October 10, 2014

SBY named as GGGI president

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has agreed to accept his nomination as the next president of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). He announced his intention during a speech before the […]