GREEN GROWTH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

GREEN GROWTH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The 2022 OECD Green Growth and Sustainable Development (GGSD) Forum on “Green innovation and the impact of economic shocks” was held on 22-23 November 2022 at the OECD Conference Centre. This year Forum addressed how the double shock of the COVID-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine are reshaping the science-policy interface. Under this overarching theme, the Forum addressed how these recent developments are affecting the discourse on mission-oriented approaches for green innovation, and how to balance support for research on new technologies and for the deployment of green technologies already at commercialisation stage. The Forum also shed light on the role that low-carbon hydrogen and the bio-economy sectors could play for a sustainable recovery, and on the specific challenges and opportunities faced by SMEs. Finally, the Forum also discussed how the lessons learnt from the international scientific cooperation in response to COVID-19 pandemic might be applied to international STI efforts to address climate change and other environmental challenges.

A number of high-level speakers joined the event, including: Mariana MAZZUCATO, Professor, University College London (UCL); Stuart NASH, Minister of Economic and Regional Development, Tourism, Small Business and Forestry, New Zealand; Michaela SPAETH, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD, Germany; Javiera PETERSEN, Undersecretary of Economy and Small Business, Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism, Chile; and Mathias CORMANN, Secretary-General, OECD.

The recordings of the event, presentations and issue papers are available on the Forum website.

Contacts: Kumi Kitamori, Enrico Botta (ENV/GGGR) Website: https://www.oecd.org/greengrowth/ggsd-forum.htm

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