We are dedicated to defining the macroeconomics of green growth.
Political leaders on all levels – city, state, national, regional – are currently embracing green growth strategies. The concept of green growth is, however, still in its infancy and there is a fundamental lack of knowledge; what are the macroeconomics of green growth? What is the role of the private sector? What are the necessary areas of innovation? What is the interplay between policy, technology, innovation and business? What are the best practice models and the necessary public-private partnerships?
Below, Green Growth Leaders has selected a number of the most important reports, studies and findings from leading institutions globally on green growth.
For Members of the Press
- Green growth comes in many new and surprising forms. We have gathered a line of relevant and concrete examples of green growth supported by fact sheets and documentation. Please see the case catalogue
- Press releases from Take Lead 2011 can be viewed here
Policy recommendations
- Governments, Markets, And Green Growth: Energy systems transformation for sustainable prosperity. Prepared for European Council Informal Competitiveness Discussion – Internal Market during the Belgian Presidency. Brussels, September 30, 2010
- Harnessing Green Growth – Creating Green Jobs; Report from G20 Business Summit Working Group, Seoul 2010
- G20 Business Summit Joint Statement, Seoul 2010
Green jobs
- Green Jobs and The Clean Energy Economy. Essay issued by Copenhagen Climate Council, 2009
- Greening the Economy- A strategy for growth, jobs and success; Report from the Aldersgate Group, March 1st 2011
- A New Growth Path for Europe – Generating Prosperity and Jobs in the Low-Carbon Economy. A Study commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety 2011.
- EIB: ” Environment Projects With Positive Economic Impact” published for Take Lead Oct. 12-13, 2011
Definitions of green growth
- UNEP: ”Green Economy”. Background paper for the 11th speciel session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum, Bali, Indonesia, 24-26 February 2010
- UNEP: “Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and
Poverty Eradication – A Synthesis for Policy Makers”, 2011 - OECD Work on Green Growth released May 25th, 2011 (all pdf) : OECD Green Growth Strategy , OECD Tools For Delivering on Green Growth, OECD Towards Green Growth, Summary For Policymakers
Business and green growth
National and regional plans and roadmaps
- Denmark: Green Energy- the road to a Danish energy system without fossil fuels. The Danish Commission on Climate Change Policy. September 2010.
- EU: Roadmap2050: Pactical guide to a prosperous low carbon Europe. European Climate Foundation 2009.
- WWF: “The Energy Report” May 2011
- IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (SRREN) -Summary for Policy Makers, May 2011
Green Growth Leaders publications
- GUIDE TO SUSTAINIA, Project Green Light, Published for Take Lead Oct. 13th, 2011
- ◦”Green Growth: From Religion to Reality”, The Pathways Project, UC Berkeley, Published for Take Lead Oct. 13th 2011
- “Copenhagen Beyond Green – The socio economic benefits of being a green city”, Green Growth Leaders, Published for Take Lead Oct. 13th 2011
- The Copenhagen Manifesto on Sustainable Growth, Published as the result of Take Lead Oct. 12-13th 2011
- Green Growth Leaders and the Pathways Project at UC Berkeley “Shaping the Green Growth Economy” (PDF) Ex. Summary – Shaping the Green Growth Economy
