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G20 Seminar on Green Growth

ParIs, France, May 22, 2012

The G20 Seminar on Green Growth was organized jointly with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and held at the latter’s Headquarters in Paris. It was designed to support the efforts of the Energy and Commodity Markets Working Group, Subgroup of Energy and Growth, on producing analysis and practical recommendations to include green growth strategies as part of countries’ long-term structural agenda. At the Seminar, experts from different sectors and countries shared their insights on key elements of green growth policies: their rationale, different instruments and measures governments can implement, how they serve to enhance productivity and improve people’s well-being, and political considerations to facilitate a smooth implementation.

The event included five sessions, below are posted the Seminar’s agenda, the participants’ presentations and a photo gallery. We thank all participants for their valuable contributions towards bringing the event through to a successful conclusion.

Program

Presentations

Session 1: Introducing Green Growth Policies into Structural Reform Agendas

Session 2: The Role of Fiscal Policy in Green Growth Strategies

Fiscal Policy and Green Growth
Carlo Cottarelli, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF

The Role of Fiscal Policy in Green Growth Strategies
Paul Ekins, Professor of Energy and Environment Policy, University College London

Green Fiscal Policy Focus on Expenditure
Otaviano Canuto, Vice President and Head of the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network, World Bank

The Role of Fiscal Policy in Green Growth Strategies
Helen Mountford, Deputy Director, Environment Directorate, OECD

Fiscal Policy & Green Growth Strategies
Gilbert E. Metcalf, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and Energy, Department of the Treasury, United States

Session 3: Investment, Infrastructure and Innovation

Investment, Infrastructure and Innovation for Green Growth
Michael Liebreich, Chief Executive, Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Session 4: Developing Skills for Green Growth

Skills for Green Growth –the EU’s approach
Robert Strauss, Head of Employment Analysis, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission

Green growth and labour markets
Alex Bowen, Principal Research Fellow, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science

Developing Skills for Green Growth
Kees van der Ree, Coordinator, Green Jobs Global Programme, ILO

Session 5: Multilateral Co-operation for Green Growth

Green Growth, practice in China
Li Junfeng, Director of the National Center for Climate Strategy and International Cooperation of China, National Development and Reform Commission

Enhancing Capacity for Inclusive Green Growth-Sharing Perspectives
Frank Sperling, Chief Climate Change Specialist, Environment and Climate Change Department, African Development Bank