Drawing on his expertise as former Executive Director of the UN Environment, Achim Steiner, Director of the Oxford Martin School, will present the latest trends and explore the varied challenges of a global transition towards an inclusive green economy. This event will be followed by a drinks reception, to which all are welcome.

The Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) is a prominent think tank based in India. The organisation focuses on addressing key challenges faced by the country, such as Sustainable and Secure Future, India's Green Energy Transition, and Clean Air for All.

The plan for a sustainable future is supported by the EU 2020 strategy (EC 2010), a ten-year scheme for growth and jobs. One of its key objectives is to address the need for sustainable and inclusive growth through the promotion of a competitive and greener economy in the EU.

Climate, food, population, health: How do we find solutions to the world's biggest challenges?

Solving Grand Challenges, such as climate change, global health or population growth, will require large-scale initiatives to foster technological innovation and diffusion.

The OECD Global Forum on Environment on "Towards Quantifying the Links Between Environment and Economic Growth" will be held on 24-25 October 2016 at the OECD Conference Centre, Paris.

90% of emissions from energy use are priced at less than EUR 30 per tonne, a lower-end estimate of the damage from emitting 1 tone of CO2 and 60% of emissions are subject to no price whatsoever. We are making poor use of carbon pricing, a acost-effective means of reducing CO2 emissions

During the 17th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation (GCET), the Green Fiscal Policy Network (United Nations Environment Programme, International Monetary Fund and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and Green Budget Europe will organize a workshop focused on the political dynamics of implementing green fiscal reforms.

The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) is an international and interdisciplinary institute at Lund University, Sweden. It was founded in 1994 and works at the nexus of economy, industry, and the environment.

The institute’s mission is to produce and share actionable knowledge to catalyse climate neutrality and resource-efficient economies. The IIEEE further educates future leaders and change agents with the knowledge, skills, and networks to drive sustainability transitions.