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A new report from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) explores whether trade could play a role in reducing GHG emissions, by shifting production to places with lower GHG intensity of production. The report finds that the average GHG intensity of producing traded goods varies by a factor of two to...

The Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has published a guidebook on how governments can develop a fossil fuel subsidies reform strategy, in a way that will fit their individual objectives and circumstances. The guidebook is aimed at policy-makers in Southeast Asia, but with guidance that...

A new report released by the African Development Bank (AfDB) highlights how investments in green growth can be advantageous to economic growth in Africa. The report, issued as part of the eleventh volume of “Gender, Poverty, and Environmental Indicators on African Countries,” shows how green growth in Africa will provide...

LEI Wageningen has released a report on “The social dimensions of green growth in the Republic of Macedonia”, analyzing the social dimensions of the country’s green growth strategy using a Participatory Scenario Development (PSD) methodology. The report provides a summary of the major challenges faced by the Republic of Macedonia...

UNEP and the European Patent Office have released a study which aims at providing facts and evidence to evaluate the actual situation concerning patenting of clean energy technology in Africa. The study "Patents and Clean Energy Technologies in Africa" provides a mapping of Africa's clean energy potential, outlines policies and...

Governments each year spend around half a trillion dollars on fossil fuel subsidies – a huge expense that pulls investment away from other budget priorities that might more directly help the poor. Is it time to reduce or eliminate them? How might that happen, and how could the political obstacles be overcome? What difference could lower fossil fuel subsidies make to poverty levels? In this session, the experts take your questions.

Members and partners of the Green Jobs Assessment Institutions Network (GAIN) are invited to an international research conference on green jobs assessments and policy support, to be held from 9 to 10 December 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) will host a lunchtime session on December 6th during the OECD’s Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum. Boxed lunches will be available on a first-come first-serve basis.

This session aims to:

• Introduce the GGKP, including its collaborative knowledge generating strategy and current and...

The OECD has produced a case study on inclusive green growth in Ethiopia, showcasing the progress and prospects of green growth in Ethiopia, one of Africa’s first countries to develop a green growth strategy. The paper provides background on the Ethiopian inclusive green growth perspective, potentials and problems that shape...