Lilibeth Acosta-Michlik, Senior Analyst in the Green Growth Performance Measurement (GGPM) at the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), presented the 2019 Green Growth Index at the margins of the Seventh GGKP Annual Conference, “Achieving Global Energy Transformation”.
This comprehensive index aims to provide policymakers with a metric on which to base their decisions. It covers 115 countries and builds on 36 indicators for four green growth dimensions including efficient and sustainable resource use, natural capital protection, green economic opportunities, and social inclusion. The indicators are benchmarked against sustainability targets including SDGs, Aichi and Paris Agreement.
The Index was developed systematically – with expert consultations, feedback assessments, and revisions to the framework – to ensure an inclusive and collaborative process, create a platform for transparent development, and enhance policy relevance of the Index.
The Index and its underlying indicators can contribute significantly to the quantitative dimension of the green growth concept, fostering a scientific, rigorous, and data-driven approach to policy and project implementation.
On 23 October, a series of sessions at Global Green Growth Week 2019 (#GGGW2019) will present various applications of the Green Growth Index.
Some sessions will highlight the ongoing collaboration of GGGI with other international organizations to enhance the relevance of the Index framework at the regional level, particularly for Africa, and display its complementarity to other green growth-related metrics such as the Green Economy Progress Index developed by the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), under the leadership of UN Environment.
The full agenda is available here.
For more information about the index, please contact Lilibeth Acosta-Michlik, Senior Analyst in the Green Growth Performance Measurement (GGPM) at [email protected]