Greening the economy

As the cost of clean technology continues to fall, the world added record levels of renewable energy capacity in 2016, at an investment level 23% lower than the previous year, according to new research published on 6 April by UN...

The evaluation of EU international cooperation on the green economy assesses EU support over the last 10 years. It focuses on Sustainable Consumption and Production and actions such as the SWITCH regional programmes. Its...

Huge progress on reforming the global financial system over the last four years has started to deliver desperately needed financing for sustainability and set up the next wave of action, according to a new United Nations report...

The report "Resource Efficiency: Potential and Economic Implications" issued by UN Environment International Resource Panel, was commissioned in 2015 by the Group of Seven (G7) countries and released in Berlin at a workshop on...

China and the global community’s future development depends on its transition to an inclusive, environmentally friendly, low carbon economy. Making this transition will require political will, continued technological innovation...

The report briefly describes the main principles of green economy and green growth used in the EU and worldwide. In a second part, it presents current policy options in Belarus and makes recommendation regarding the development of...

The "Greening Economies in the European Union's Eastern Neighbourhood" (EaP GREEN) Programme funded by the European Union assists six countries of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) in progressing faster towards a green economy...

The financial system should play an important role in promoting the green transformation of our economies. This document states why and how.