OECD LEED-Cedefop 2nd Green Skills Forum 2014 (Paris, France)

LEED and Cedefop organise the second edition of the Green Skills Forum which will bring together experts in innovation, employability and skills development and lessons from work conducted by the OECD, Cedefop, and other organisations on the implications of the green economy for skills development and training policies.

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Investment for green growth

Making investment and environment policy goals mutually supportive creates both challenges and opportunities for governments and other stakeholders. The OECD analyses key issues of the relationship between investment and environment to help policy makers address these challenges and opportunities.

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• OECD work on green growth

Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum: How to unlock investment in support of green growth?

To be held on 5-6 December 2013, the Forum will discuss how governments can improve their investment policy framework to reduce the risk and attract long-term private finance in support of green growth.

Ordre du jour Forum croissance verte 2013

Le Forum de 2013 sur la croissance verte et le développement durable (Forum CV-DD) a pour thème général « encourager et mobiliser l’investissement privé en faveur des infrastructures et technologies vertes, y compris par le biais de politiques d’innovation ».

Issue Note 1, Session 1 - Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum: How to Unlock Investment in Support of Green Growth?

Enormous investments are required to transition towards green growth. Government policy action is often needed to unlock private investment in support of green growth. Lack of clarity and consistency in government commitments to environmental and climate policy is a key barrier. In addition, barriers to international trade and investment hamper green investment.

Les défis de la croissance verte et la nécessité d'une réforme de l'énergie au Mexique

Comme le Mexique cherche à stimuler la croissance économique, les pressions sur les ressources naturelles et les effets sur l’environnement peuvent s'intensifier, ce qui compromet la durabilité de cette croissance et le bien-être de la population.

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OECD Green Growth Newsletter

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Green Growth Newsletter, November 2013

Headlines: 2013 Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum: How to Unlock Investment in Support of Green Growth?; OECD Economic Survey: China 2013,Green Growth in Emerging and Developing Asia, Urban Green Growth in Dynamic Asia, IEA Southeast Asia Energy Outlook; UNFCCC COP19; Carbon Pricing: The Cornerstone of Climate Policy; OECD LEED-GIZ Workshop on Enabling Green and Inclusive Markets Through Green Skills Development.

L’Autriche possède une économie verte florissante mais pourrait faire mieux encore, estime l’OCDE

Grâce à la politique gouvernementale de subventions aux investissements verts, le secteur des biens et services environnementaux revêt aujourd’hui une plus grande importance pour l’économie et l’emploi en Autriche que des secteurs traditionnellement importants comme le tourisme ou le bâtiment. C’est ce qui ressort d’un nouveau rapport de l’OCDE.

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Institutional investors and green infrastructure investments

This paper examines how institutional investors can access green infrastructure, the extent to which this is currently happening, and the barriers to scaling up these investment flows. Based on four case studies, broader lessons are drawn for governments on the policy settings which may support investment in green infrastructure by institutional investors.