16-March-2017
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Korea has improved access to environmental services and become a world leader in climate change mitigation technology.
8-March-2017
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The GGKP held a webinar on 8 March to explore evidence-based research on how behavioural science can further resource efficiency and sustainable consumption. Watch the webinar recording.
2-March-2017
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Save the date: The 2017 GGSD Forum will focus on “Greening the Ocean Economy” by exploring how the ocean-based industries and policies can help preserve and sustain marine and ocean resources and ecosystems while also obtaining economic development; and will take place on 21-22 November 2017 at the OECD conference Centre in Paris, France.
1-March-2017
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Estonia needs to move faster to reduce its dependence on oil shale so it can advance towards a greener economy and reduce air pollution and waste generation, according to a new OECD report.
31-January-2017
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This page includes key reports and brochures on green growth. Latest releases: Boosting Skills for Greener Jobs in Flanders, Belguim; Urban Green Growth in Dynamic Asia; Green Growth in Bandung, Indonesia; Environmentally Adjusted Multifactor Productivity: Methodology and Empirical results for OECD and G20 countries; and Land Cover and Land Use Indicators - Review of available data.
31-January-2017
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To leverage the impact of relatively limited public resources, over a dozen national and sub-national governments have created public green investment banks (GIBs) and GIB-like entities.
26-January-2017
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There are now 45 Adherents to the 2009 OECD Declaration on Green Growth. Georgia has joined Costa Rica, Colombia, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Peru, Tunisia, as well as OECD members in having adhered to the Declaration.
20-January-2017
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The Fifth GGKP Annual Conference will be hosted by the World Bank on the topic of sustainable infrastructure, to stimulate research on these issues and foster interdisciplinary dialogue where relevant.The scientific committee therefore calls for contributions on any aspect of the infrastructure agenda, particularly for developing countries, with a focus on sustainability. Deadline for preliminary versions by 15 June 2017.
20-January-2017
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The Flemish economy is extremely diversified with a number of value-added industries and a highly skilled workforce. The shift to a green economy will however require specific knowledge, values and attitudes from the Flemish workforce. This report analyses the skills dimension of the transition to a green economy at the local level, with specific reference to emerging needs in the agro-food, construction and chemicals sectors. It also provides recommendations for the development of green skills and occupational profiles at the organisational level, while advising policy makers on the best method of assisting firms to transition to a green economy.
15-December-2016
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Read our latest December edition and all previous issues of the newsletter. The December issue draws your attention to the OECD work on Mainstreaming Biodiversity, highlights recent Green Growth news such as the launch of GGKP’s BIG-E Database and Georgia’s adherence to the OECD Green Growth Declaration. It also highlights the OECD’s most recent publications.