The Summary Report of the Sixth Green Growth Knowledge Platform Annual Conference (#GGKP6), held in conjunction with the OECD's 2018 Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum, is now available.
The joint event focused on the theme of "Inclusive solutions for the green transition: Competitiveness, jobs/skills and social dimensions". It took place on 27-29 November 2018 in Paris, France.
The conference aimed at creating a new narrative around green growth and national competitiveness, and examined examples of successful “transition management strategies” that offer inclusive solutions for green growth.
Speakers included Ban Ki-Moon, President of the Assembly & Chair of the Council of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Theresa Griffin, MEP for the North West of England; EU Observatory on Energy Poverty Benjamin Gestin, Director General, Nicholas Stern, IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics, Elke Weber, Professor of Energy and Environment; Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, Princeton University, USA.
- The opening statement from Ban Ki-Moon is available here.
- Photo coverage of the conference is available here.
- Video coverage of the conference is available here.
- Other coverage including Research Highlights and Q&As with prominent speakers is available here under "Coverage".
The conference took place in the context of #ParisWeek 2018, where leading organizations geared towards sustainability convened to debate and discuss the best ways forward to a greener future in three key areas: green growth, natural capital, and green finance.
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About the OECD Green Growth and Sustainable Development (GGSD) Forum
Established in 2012, the Green Growth and Sustainable Development (GGSD) Forum is the main annual green growth event at the OECD. The GGSD Forum provides a space for multidisciplinary dialogue on key cross-cutting issues on the green growth agenda for which coordination across different government ministries, OECD committees, business and civil society is needed.
The sixth OECD GGSD Forum (Paris, 21-22 November 2017) was held on the theme of “Greening the Ocean Economy” as part of the OECD Ocean Economy Week. The Forum examined the environmental and economic implications of the use of oceans and discussed innovative approaches for making the ocean economy more sustainable.