The Green Economy Coalition's 2016 Global Meeting will take place on 26 - 27 July in the City of London.
Focused on ‘The state of the global transition’, this meeting will be the largest gathering of civil society and researchers working on a green economy from around the world.
Green fiscal policies are among the key tools needed to limit global warming to well below 2oC and mobilise financing for climate action. More than 90 countries have included some form of carbon pricing or other fiscal policies in their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). The Paris Climate Agreement paves the way for the further development of such market-based mechanisms. This growing momentum needs to be translated into further action.
This year’s Asia LEDS Forum aims to support countries in mobilizing finance to implement priority actions included in the intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) submitted leading up to the 21st United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference in Paris in 2015.
The Korea Environment Institute (KEI) is the national leading think tank on environmental policies and environmental impact assessment in the Republic of Korea. Established in 1993 by the Korean government, KEI has been at the heart of developing environment agendas through policy research and recommendations. With the vision to be the ‘world-class environmental policy research institute leading sustainable development,’ KEI is committed to providing proactive environmental policy research that can contribute to preventing and solving environmental problems.
The Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) and the The Graduate Institute Geneva - Centre for International Environmental Studies are hosting an event on 'Clean energy subsidies and the global trading system". The event will be held in Geneva on 15 April 2016 from 12:30-14:00 Auditorium Ivan Pictet (A1B) at House of Peace.
A light lunch will be provided before the event from 12 to 12:30
The circular economy is currently not only a major buzzword in environmental policy circles, but also one of the EU’s key strategies to stimulate sustainable economic growth and jobs, as illustrated by the European Commission’s Work Programme for 2016. During 2015, the circular economy was one of the most debated topics in the EU in the context of the withdrawal of the 2014 Circular Economy Proposal and the preparation of the new Circular Economy Package by the Juncker Commission. The GreenEcoNet Final Conference will focus on the circular economy and its implications for EU businesses.
The second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2) will take place at UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, under the overarching theme of Delivering on the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Assembly, which represents the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment, will culminate in resolutions and a global call to action to address the critical environmental challenges facing the world today.
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) will organize the Global Green Growth Week (#GGGWeek2016), from September 5-9, on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea. GGGWeek will serve to identify practical, innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and strengthen partnerships that deliver growth that is pro-poor, inclusive, and environmentally sustainable.
The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will convene the third session of the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD 2016) on 3-5 April 2016, at the UN Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand. APFSD 2016 will meet on the theme “Regional priorities for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific.” The first regional forum on sustainable development to take place following the adoption of the 2030 Agenda in September 2015 will shape the regional response to the 2030 Agenda.