On Monday 23 May 2016, during the second session of the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA-2), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Government of China, will organize a high-level workshop which will explore different approaches, visions, and tools that Member States are putting into place as they work towards sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The event will take place on Wednesday 25 May 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya, during the second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2) and is organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in partnership with the governments of Finland and the Republic of Korea. It will centre on a high-level panel discussion on how new and innovative partnerships can deliver on the central challenge of the 2030 Agenda: creating the conditions for sustained and sustainable economic growth, with full employment.
The third annual regional workshop of the Africa LEDS Partnership (AfLP) will take place on 27 June 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda. The partnership comprises individuals and organizations that are working together to build a prosperous and climate resilient Africa for the welfare of current and future generations.
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.