The African Development Bank has released a new report, “Sierra Leone: Transitioning Towards Green Growth, Stocktaking and the Way Forward,” outlining the key principles for green growth and exploring the main development opportunities and challenges for engaging in green growth in Sierra Leona. The report finds that there are three...
The UN Global Compact has released their CEO Study on Sustainability for 2013. Over 1,000 chief executives across 27 industries and 103 countries participated in the survey, giving their insights on priorities for action in fostering corporate sustainability. The study found that while over 90 percent of respondents felt environmental...
India’s sustained and rapid economic growth offers an opportunity to lift millions out of poverty. But this may come at a steep cost to its environment and natural resources. A new book, “Greening India’s Growth: Costs, Valuations and Trade-offs”, analyses India’s growth from an economic perspective and assesses whether India...
The new edition of the Little Green Data Book, the World Bank’s annual compilation of environmental data, was released on World Environment Day 2013. The book contains data on 55 key indicators, including GDP, population, deforestation, water use, energy use and electricity use per capita. The book also includes an...
The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has released a number of new publications related to green growth. Prepared by their various thematic groups, the reports have been prepared as submissions to the UN Secretary-General and the Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals. The reports include “Harnessing natural resources...
GGGI, OECD, UNEP and the World Bank have launched a joint report "Moving towards a Common Approach on Green Growth Indicators", under the auspices of the GGKP. The report was officially launched during the GGKP's Second Annual Conference, held in Paris, France April 4-5. The report marks a major effort...
A new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) explores the issue of energy subsidies, including their consequences, fiscal and economic costs, as well as key elements for subsidy reform. The report finds that subsidies for energy consumption reached $480 billion in 2011, while the mispricing of energy (governments failing...
A new paper by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) highlights the implications of the current separation of discourses on private climate finance and subsidies. The paper finds that, within developing countries, subsidies to fossil fuels alone outweigh climate finance. The paper outlines opportunities that exist to unlock climate-compatible investment by...
A new TEEB for Business Coalition report estimates in monetary terms the financial risk from unpriced natural capital inputs into production processes, across business sectors. The primary production and processing sectors analyzed in the study are estimated to have unpriced natural capital costs totaling $7.3 trillion, or 13% of global...
A new issue of the GGKP Knowledge Update is now available. This issue (2013-5) contains the latest research on energy subsidies, natural capital, biotrade, green jobs, low carbon development and much more. In addition, it contains an announcement for the GGKP's first ever regional practitioners workshop, being organized by the...