The World Environment Day theme for 2015 is "Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care." The well-being of humanity, the environment, and the functioning of the economy, ultimately depend upon the responsible management of the planet’s natural resources. Evidence is building that people are consuming far more natural resources than what the planet can sustainably provide.
The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are hosting an informal policy dialogue on carbon markets during Climate Week Paris on 22 May.
Taking place 16 September at the Royal Society of the Arts in London, UK, this conference will cover a wide range of topics in the area of the economics of growth, development and technological change, including but not limited to: innovation in clean technologies (including fiscal and regulatory incentives for clean technology development), technology diffusion (including the role of intellectual property rights), growth and environmental policy, technology agreements and global environmental policy.
The 17th Annual International BIOECON conference will take place 13-15 September 2015 on the theme of "Experimental and Behavioural Economics and the Conservation of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services". The conference will be held on the premises of Kings College Cambridge, England. The conference will be of interest to both researchers and policy makers working on issues in the area of biodiversity, ecosystem services, and sustainable development, in both developed and developing countries.
At this conference, the EPA Network – an informal network of heads of environmental protection agencies from across Europe – aims to illustrate the various benefits a green economy provides; for business, the environment and society as a whole. It is the only sensible pathway for Europe if it wants to foster jobs, economic growth, investment and competitiveness, while preserving the environment.
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH or GIZ in short (English: German Corporation for International Cooperation) is a German development agency headquartered in Bonn and Eschborn. As a provider of international cooperation services for sustainable development and international education work, we are dedicated to building a future worth living around the world. GIZ has over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment, energy and the environment, and peace and security.
Fiscal measures in the form of taxes, charges, subsidies, incentives and budget allocations can help generate revenue for environmental and social purposes, shift behaviour towards low-carbon activities and stimulate green investment by pricing environmental externalities. The key to successful implementation and political acceptance of fiscal instruments hinges on effective complementary measures, in particular, addressing distributional impacts.
Jointly organised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), this workshop seeks to enhance South-South Cooperation on green development trajectories and share knowledge and country experiences related to Green Economy/Green Growth pathways.
The 3rd OECD Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Urban Green Growth in Dynamic Asia will be held in Bandung, Indonesia, on 6-7 May 2015 on the topic of "Smart City and Green Growth".
On 28 April, the World Trade Organization (WTO) will be hosting the event "20 years of building pathways to sustainable development" to mark the organization's 20th anniversary. The event will take place in the WTO Headquarters (Room W).