High-level Panel Discussion
 Green growth and climate change: Achieving a climate-resilient and low carbon economy

Chaired by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Thursday 8 December 2011

 

Given the ongoing economic challenges and the escalating impacts of climate change, there is a pressing need to mitigate emissions and adapt to a changing climate. Addressing these concerns on a global scale will require both political and financing commitment. This high-level panel discussion in Durban provided the opportunity to share insights on how to deliver climate finance and action in the current economic context.
 

High-level panelists

• Nhlanhla Musa Nene, Deputy Minister of Finance, South Africa
• Francisco Barnés Regueiro, President of the National Institute of Ecology, Mexico
• Mohammed Hasan Mahmud, Minister for Environment and Forests, Bangladesh
• Kjetil Lund, State Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Norway
• Blair Comley, Secretary, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Australia
• Simon Upton and Alexandra Trzeciak-Duval, respectively, OECD Environment and Development Co-operation Directorates