Green Industrial Policy: Concept, Policies, and Country Experiences
9 December 2017
Green Industrial Policy: Concept, Policies, and Country Experiences
Venue: Beijing Tanglayaxiu Hotel
Time: 19:30–20:30h, 9 December, 2017
The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), a joint initiative of UN Environment, UNIDO, UNDP, ILO and
UNITAR, and the German Development Institute (DIE) invite you to the launch event for their report “Green
Industrial Policy: Concept, Policies, Country Experiences”.
Venue: Beijing Tanglayaxiu Hotel
Time: 19:30–20:30h, 9 December, 2017
The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), a joint initiative of UN Environment, UNIDO, UNDP, ILO and
UNITAR, and the German Development Institute (DIE) invite you to the launch event for their report “Green
Industrial Policy: Concept, Policies, Country Experiences”.
The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), a joint initiative of UN Environment, UNIDO, UNDP, ILO and
UNITAR and the German Development Institute (DIE) invite you to the launch event for their report “Green
Industrial Policy: Concept, Policies, Country Experiences”.
UNITAR and the German Development Institute (DIE) invite you to the launch event for their report “Green
Industrial Policy: Concept, Policies, Country Experiences”.
Economic development in the age of industrialization has been achieved at the cost of severe overexploitation of
natural resources. Humanity is approaching various ecological tipping points beyond which abrupt and irreversible
environmental change at a large geographical scale is likely to happen. This calls for countries to fundamentally rethink
their development pathways and switch to sustainable practices. At the same time, countries need to foster
structural change in ways that increase productivity and enhance prosperity.
natural resources. Humanity is approaching various ecological tipping points beyond which abrupt and irreversible
environmental change at a large geographical scale is likely to happen. This calls for countries to fundamentally rethink
their development pathways and switch to sustainable practices. At the same time, countries need to foster
structural change in ways that increase productivity and enhance prosperity.
The report looks at these two challenges in conjunction. How can countries at different levels of s ocio -economic
development manage the structural transformation towards ‘green’, environmentally sustainable economies in
ways that also improve the material well-being of people?
development manage the structural transformation towards ‘green’, environmentally sustainable economies in
ways that also improve the material well-being of people?
Can poor countries in particular achieve both objectives
in tandem, and how can they deal with potential trade-offs?
in tandem, and how can they deal with potential trade-offs?
Building on the expertise of two dozen authors, the report illustrates the social and economic co-benefits of green industrial policy and analyzes policy instruments supporting the transition to economic structures that balance environmental sustainability and wealth creation.