The world today is facing the worst economic and environmental crises in generations. Hence, we need policies that can stimulate recovery and at the same time reach the sustainability. Many organisations and experts have advocated for a 'green recovery', where the economic crisis should be grasped by governments as an opportunity to reduce carbon dependency and put economies on a path of 'green growth' by using green stimulus packages. Many papers and international reports advocate that the renewable energy sector is an essential step in the path of green recovery. The main aim of this paper is to review a selection of responses to the double crisis by international institutions and to focus on the achievements made in the renewable energy sector.
Copenhagen is widely recognised as a leader in the global green economy. The Copenhagen region accounts for almost 40% of Denmark’s output and has enjoyed long-term stable growth. At a national level, Danish GDP per capita is ranked among the top 10 countries in the world. At the same time, the city’s growth has been delivered while improving environmental performance and transitioning to a low-carbon economy.
This report, which we have produced in partnership with the City of Copenhagen, shows that the city continues to build on its pioneering success. Copenhagen has set itself the ambitious target to be carbon neutral by 2025, and the report looks at the challenges and opportunities involved in delivering this transformative agenda.
Featuring a wealth of new research findings, the report shows how Copenhagen’s success is underpinned by a strong combination of the city’s green growth drivers. A number of these drivers rank among the best in Europe and the world, including the city’s compact urban form, strong innovation, high skills and employment, low carbon emissions, and improved environmental quality.
The Centre for International Environmental Studies (CIES), located in the Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies, is dedicated to the better understanding of the social, economic and political facets of global problems related to the environment. CIES participates in a number of academic networks and conferences on the analysis...
The Global Good Practice Analysis is a joint initiative by the International Partnership on Mitigation and MRV and the UNDP Low Emission Capacity Building Programme and documents 21 examples of mitigation-related good practice worldwide which demonstrate how LEDS, NAMAs and MRV systems are being effectively designed and implemented across a...
The ILO's International Training Centre (ITC) is committed to assisting countries in their social and economic development through learning and training. Through their green jobs website, they offer users information on upcoming courses on green jobs, organised by ITC, and provide its users with ongoing news updates regarding the broader...
The objective of this training course is to introduce participants to the topic of green growth, a policy focus for Asia and the Pacific that emphasizes ecologically sustainable economic progress to foster low-carbon, socially inclusive development. This course contains the following four modules:
- Sustainable consumption and production;
- Greening business;
- Sustainable...
The objective of the “Liveable cities” online training course is to build the capacity of participants in planning cities and their infrastructure, such as transport, housing, energy systems, water systems, parks, etc., in a way to promote social, economic and environmental benefits. In other words, participants learn how to prioritize...
The concept of Green Growth emerged in the Asia-Pacific region to turn resource constraints and the climate crisis into an economic opportunity that generates a double dividend (higher growth with lower environmental impact) by improving the efficiency of resource use and increasing investments in natural capital to drive economic growth...
The objective of the “Sustaining Growth” online training course is to introduce participants to the determinants of growth and its relation to societal progress and the synergies and tradeoffs between the three pillars of sustainable development. The first module under the Sustaining Growth course is called Resource Efficiency and contains...