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Green Economy Initiative Derek Eaton UNEP UNCEEA, 23-25 June 2010

This initiative aims to transition to a green economy by promoting investments in renewable energy, low-carbon transport, energy-efficient buildings, clean technologies, waste management, sustainable agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. The initiative provides research products, advisory services, and partnerships to enable governments to invest in green economies.

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Green Economy Initiative Derek Eaton UNEP UNCEEA, 23-25 June 2010

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  1. Green Economy Initiative Derek Eaton UNEPUNCEEA, 23-25 June 2010

  2. The global context Multiple crises: Financial - 18 to 51 million unemployed over 2007 levels & the number of extremely poor has increased by at least 100 million people worldwide; Fuel - rising prices cost developing economies USD 400 bn in higher energy bills in 2007; Food - rising prices cost developing countries USD 324 bn in 2007; Ecosystem – EUR 50 bn worth of biodiversity is being lost each year; and Climate - current global GHG emissions at 42 Gt per annum - 5 times higher than the threshold.

  3. A green economy is not business as usual By 2030 and beyond… Global energy demand up by 45% Oil price up to USD 180 per barrel GHG emissionsup 45% Global average temperatureup 6°C in the next century Sustained losses equivalent to 5-10% of global GDP as compared to the 3% of GDP loss from the current financial crisis Poor countries will suffer costs in excess of 10% of their GDP

  4. What is a Green Economy? • A Green Economy can be defined as one that results in improved well-being and social equity while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities. • Characterized by substantially increased investments in economic sectors that build on and enhance the earth’s natural capital or reduce ecological scarcities and environmental risks. • Sectors include renewable energy, low-carbon transport, energy-efficient buildings, clean technologies, improved waste management, improved freshwater provision, sustainable agriculture, forestry, and fisheries

  5. What is a Green Economy? Decreasing • Energy/resource use per unit of production • CO2 and pollution level/GDP • Wasteful consumption • Poverty Increasing Increase in green investment Quantity & quality of jobs in green sectors Share of green sectors in GDP Social inclusion

  6. UNEP Green Economy Initiative (GEI) Launched in October 2008 – in collaboration with a wide range of partners – to motivate and enable governments to invest in green economies Focused on the process of transitioning to a green economy – acknowledges that countries will take many different paths in achieving this objective Three components of the GEI: producing research products, providing advisory services to UNEP Member States, and promoting partnerships Advisory Services Research Products Partnerships

  7. Green Economy Partnerships UNDP UNWTO UNHabitat ILO UNFCCC FAO UNCTAD Joint statements Joint Events IMO UNEP UNDESA UNECE UNGlobal Compact UNESCO ITC ITU G20 IMF Green Jobs Report Green Economy Report G8+5 World Bank

  8. Green Economy Report Analysis and guidance on economic contribution from investing in 11 green sectors: Supported by innovative financing mechanisms as well as policy reforms: - Taxes - IPRs - Subsidies - Standards - Pricing - R&D - Trade - Training - Market access - Education - Green technologies - Renewables - Waste - Industries - Forests - Transport - Fisheries - Buildings - Agriculture - Cities - Tourism - Water

  9. Key Research Questions What are opportunities for investing in low-carbon, resource-efficient, waste-minimizing technologies and sectors? What are the societal benefits/costs of green investments? What are the impacts on income, employment, economic growth and poverty of investing in green sectors and in greening brown sectors over the medium to long term, taking into account economy-wide interactions and the dependence of economic activity on natural resources? How does the growth and development path defined by a combination of green investments economy-wide differ from a business-as-usual path in terms of economic performance, the sustainability of natural resource use, and greenhouse gas emissions?

  10. Indicators & Measurement Economic and social • GDP (also adjusted) • Employment / Jobs • Poverty • Food security • Access to water Environmental • GHG Emissions • Carbon intensity • Waste generation • Natural capital • Water use and supply • Renewable energy • Ecological footprint • Core group of headline indicators to be developed, possible elements include

  11. Policy development, monitoring and evaluation Provide basis for development of green economy strategies at national level, and also monitoring and implementation Green investments and green sectors (classification) Environmental goods and services SEEA as basis for assessing structural change in transition to a green economy Immediate vs longer term

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