This working paper assesses opportunities and policies for green growth in the Chicago Tri-State Metropolitan Area. It examines the Chicago metro-region's economic and environmental performance and potential constraints to regional growth, and identifies emerging regional specialisations in green products and services. It reviews sector-specific policies that can contribute to green jobs, green...
UNEP has released a new report analyzing six economic sectors where new trade opportunities exist in the transition to a green economy. The report outlines the significant and real opportunities for developing countries to diversify their economies and position themselves to benefit from the growing demand for green goods and...
The latest issue of TERI’s Green Growth and Development Quarterly is now available online. The publication aims to understand the many facets of inclusive and green growth. It is a step towards a forward looking knowledge process for new opportunities linked with growth and sustainable development. Volume 1, Issue 4...
The African Development Bank’s African Development Report 2012 explores the need for green growth in Africa’s development process. The report, “Towards Green Growth in Africa”, addresses a number of challenges facing the continent in the 21st century, including climate change, population growth, and the combined influence of these factors on...
A new publication by the Netherlands-based NGO Both ENDS, co-sponsored by CDKN discusses the Green Climate Fund and the need for developing an international climate finance system that supports adaptation and mitigation opportunities at city and subnational level. Through the report, a number of climate finance experts, GCF Board Members...
Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director, has published a new opinion piece on fisheries reform. The article sheds light on the EU's agreement to reform its fisheries subsidies regime in the coming months, which aims to reverse decades of excessive overfishing by European fleets at home and abroad.
Last month, the Organization of American States and the Dirección Ejecutiva Nacional de Honduras del Plan Trifinio held the Fourth Edition of their international course "Design and Implementation of Payments for Environmental Service Schemes" and a series of events aimed at building capacity for the design and implementation of Payments...
Photo coverage of the GGKP’s first regional practitioners’ workshop, held in Bogor Indonesia is now available online. The workshop provided technical experts from developing country governments in Asia with the opportunity to learn about various green growth policy tools and share experiences on green growth planning and implementation. All materials...